Quotes from Diane Guerrero

Love yourself no matter who you are or where you come from.

All of the characters on 'Doom Patrol' explore traumatic pasts, how to deal with those pasts, and how that affects their present and their future.

Whatever the reason is, I am happiest when connecting with the human experience. It lets me know that I'm not alone in this world.

Sometimes I want to bury myself in bed, and I don't want anyone to know anything about me, and I don't want anyone to judge me.

I grew up in Boston.

It's important that we vote, because this is how we can bring about change and bring about reform, and, honestly, I don't see Donald Trump, anything that he's saying to be effective or comprehensive. Instead of really uniting our country - we are the United States of America - he is dividing us.

It is a huge myth that our voices don't matter, that our vote doesn't count.

My real story is this: I am the citizen daughter of immigrant parents who were deported when I was 14. My older brother was also deported.

For me, picking a college was really difficult. I wish I had had my parents there kind of supervising me. But I chose well. I did OK.

When I've been asked in the past about my dream role, I always expressed how much I'd like to be a superhero.

I am here, a citizen of this country, and I'm saying, 'Hey, the system failed me. I am a good citizen. I contribute to this country, and here I am sharing my story. What are you going to do now?'

I've experienced colorism in that way: where if you're lighter, then you'll potentially be accepted into society better than if you were darker-skinned.