Camila Mendes Quotes

Camila Mendes

Profession : Actress

Birth : June 29, 1994

I like communicating and being open and committing. That, for me, has always been something that I like to do.

Camila Mendes

For me, being an 'American Latina' means identifying with and being influenced by both my American upbringing and my Latin heritage, and I have so much appreciation for how those two cultures have created who I am.

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I think from going to fittings once a week and having to look in the mirror for two hours, I feel like I built a intuition for what's gonna work and what isn't, and I noticed how important tailoring is, especially being a more petite body type.

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Rachel Bilson, Nicole Richie, Vanessa Hudgens... so many of my idols growing up were Bongo girls.

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If I were to be a role model, it would just come out of going the college route, getting training, and trusting that's the most secure path you can take - a path where a degree is involved. You know you went to college, and you have that under your belt.

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Everyone's bodies are different, and we all have different shapes, but it has nothing to do with who you are.

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I'm not more Brazilian than I am American or vice-versa - I'm very much a combination of all of those things.

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Bullies have a soft spot, and mean girls have a reason to be that way. It's a matter of understanding why a person is the way they are.

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I often hear things like, 'You don't look Latina enough,' and that mentality is so backwards. The fact is, I am Latina, so how are you going to tell me that I don't look Latina?

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I was really obsessed with dieting.

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At an early age, somehow we're programmed to view other females as threats.

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It was tragic every single time my mom told me we were moving. I would always envy my friends who had grown up in the same house their entire life, and they had markings on the wall of 'me at five years old' and all that. It made me so sad. I wished I'd had that.

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Miami can be super-kitschy at times, and it's fun to embrace that.

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I've always struggled with having frizzy hair, and it doesn't really cooperate the way I want it to.

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If I could go back to before I started 'Riverdale,' I would tell myself to speak up when I felt like something wasn't right - to use my voice and know that it's worth hearing.

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I'm a Brazilian - full blood, parents born and raised, and I lived there for a little bit - but I didn't grow up there.

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When I go to Brazil, I feel like an American, and in the U.S., I always notice the traits that make me Brazilian.

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I connect with my culture through my family. I speak Portuguese to my parents so that I can practice. I stay engaged with my extended family through a lively group chat on WhatsApp. That sense of community and family is the heart of Brazilian culture, and staying engaged with my family is what keeps me connected.

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A good listener goes a long way.

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I know what it's like to be the new girl.

Camila Mendes