I’m saying my rosary every day.
I had to take driving lessons in New York, which were really weird because it’s not the safest thing in the world.
I will not go on a blind date.
People spend so much time in their cars, and it’s a legal way to have fun by speeding a little bit or testing yourself a little bit, and you get to invest in your car. For some people, it becomes their baby.
I think movies should illuminate and teach, but that’s for a certain genre.
When I was really young. My sister and I would create different characters with our Barbie dolls – I’d be the crazy diva Barbie and she’d be the homeless Barbie.
There was one day when I just didn’t feel like I could do weight training after my cardio, so I didn’t. You do have to know when to stop, or you can hurt yourself.
I like having a routine, because everything else is so unpredictable.
I think that unless you grew up in New York or Chicago or Los Angeles, you’re sheltered.
Oscar night is a ridiculous night where you go to these parties and you see everyone that you’ve ever wanted to work with and admire.
I’d love to be a Bond girl. I mean, if you’re going to be stereotyped, there are worse things to be stereotyped as.
I work out with a trainer five days a week.
I think the play on words for ‘Punky’ Brewster has definitely played itself out.
I think escapism is really important.
I moved to New York when I was 10, from Rio de Janeiro. So there was no need for driving: I took the subway, cabs and the bus.
I feel like directing is an innate talent.
I already have a production company called J Squared and we’re working on two projects.
At school, I basically wear one pair of jeans and sneakers for months on end.
I once owned a really, really ugly pair of white leather boots. They were so bad. It was back in the ’80s! It was just a really tacky fashion choice when I was in middle school, and I thought it was cool. I’m really embarrassed.
Also, when you think about a show that you used to watch as a kid or as a teenager, you look at it through sort of rose colored glasses when you remember it.