Elizabeth Peña

“In the Latin culture, the biggest sin is to be boring.”

“It's always been a dream of mine to do a voice for a Disney movie. I think it's just so splendid and the voice-overs are so tops.”

“The one thing I have never been afraid of is stand-up. I've done it in New York, and I've done it here, and I've done it... it's just that it is the most difficult thing to do.”

“My parents are Cuban. I'm a first-generation American.”

“I'm a character actress, and I'm very proud of that.”

“I'm one of the luckiest people in the world.”

“I founded the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors in New York, and I'm very proud of it.”

“If you want to be an actor, you should just get out there and do it.”

“I would never do another sitcom. It was a wonderful experience, but it was a strain.”