Rachel Zegler Quotes

Rachel Zegler

Profession : Actress

Birth : May 3, 2001

It's taken a lot in me to not constantly shut myself down and say that I don't deserve the things that I've been able to do because they've been really cool. And I have worked really hard to be where I am.

Rachel Zegler

I don't like to use too much moisturizer, especially in the morning. I definitely use a little bit more at night.

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West Side Story' was the first musical I encountered with a Latina lead character.

Rachel Zegler

It's pointless to box people and say that you're not this enough or you're not that enough. What dictates that? Who dictates that?

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I get scared sometimes.

Rachel Zegler

I was scared of the original cartoon. I think I watched it once, and then I never picked it up again. I'm being so serious, I watched it once, and then I went on the ride in DisneyWorld, which is called, 'Snow White's Scary Adventures,' doesn't sound like something a little kid would like, was terrified of it, never revisited 'Snow White' again.

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You don't normally see Snow Whites that are of Latin descent. Even though Snow White is really a big deal in Spanish-speaking countries. Blanca Nieves is a huge icon whether you're talking about the Disney cartoon or just different iterations and the Grimm fairy tale and all the stories that come with it.

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I'm a white Latina. I don't get stopped on the street for the way that I look. That's my privilege, but when I speak Spanish on the subway, I've been spit on.

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My hate comments on YouTube tell me to go back to where I came from. I was born in Hackensack Hospital. I'll go back there.

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I've been called it all.

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I'm a white Latina in an industry that is not necessarily kind to Latinas but definitely more kind to white Latinas than anything. And so it becomes my job to make sure that those doors are open to other Latinos who... don't fit the box.

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I've been told to go back to where I came from, even when I was born in suburban New Jersey.

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At the core of it is, how does Hollywood know to make more Latin stories if they don't perform?

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When I was Belle, I was at the bottom of the high-school food chain. I was a freshman theater student. I was the antithesis of popular high-school student, literally hiding in this corner waiting to go onstage because I was so scared.

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I can't seem to stop taking on things that are a lot of pressure. It's really bad for me. But I mean, after doing 'West Side Story' and feeling that pressure for a really long time, I kind of felt aptly prepared for taking on something like 'Snow White.'

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I really believed in my talent very early on, and probably in a psychotic way, to the point where I was, 'Yeah, I'm in an audition for a Spielberg movie; maybe then I won't go to college.' That was the idea I had.

Rachel Zegler

I auditioned for 'Hamilton' and the 'West Side Story' Broadway revival and so many different stage musicals... It was never right, and I think it was just getting me ready for the opportunity of a lifetime, which was to play one of the most iconic musical characters in a Steven Spielberg movie.

Rachel Zegler

Being able to get our foot in the door actually starts with people who are not Latinx giving us the opportunity to do so, because they have the privilege in this industry, and I would even say that I have the privilege in this industry being a white Latina. I'm considered more palatable to audiences.

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My sister's name is Jacqueline. And my parents originally wanted to name me Catherine, but they thought it would get a little bit confusing because they sound very similar. And my mom is a big 'Friends' fan, and thought that the name 'Rachel' for Jennifer Aniston's character sounded beautiful on TV. And that is why I was named Rachel.

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It's hard when you are placing all your bets on this one project to skyrocket you to a place where you can book the next thing.

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