Quotes from Diane Guerrero

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

I grew up in Boston.

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?'

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

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.

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'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.

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.

I am representing my community, in a sense, especially given the fact that there are not as many Latino actors out there.

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.

Deporting asylum seekers back to violence does not reflect the values of our country.

While awaiting deportation proceedings, my parents remained in detention near Boston, so I could visit them. They would have liked to fight deportation, but without a lawyer and an immigration system that rarely gives judges the discretion to allow families to stay together, they never had a chance.