92 Quotes by Carmen Carrera

I'm not Laverne Cox. I'm not Janet Mock... I'm just a girl from New Jersey who has experience and lived.

My experience started in the gay nightlife/drag life. I was just as consumed in ignorance about what is offensive to transpeople because at that time I hadn't found myself. I was living as a drag performer only.

Respectable transwomen were not as visible and very unclear in how they defined themselves. I had no one to look up to, pre-transition.

If I ever feel like I don't know what to do next, I always think about WWJD, like 'what would J-Lo do,' 'cause J-Lo for me is like the epitome of feminine sensuality, mixed with show stopping beauty.

I think that for a lot of people, I inspire them to be themselves.

When it comes to beauty, I try to teach my step daughters to embrace themselves the way they are,and to have fun.

I don't view myself as a 'trans actor' or a 'trans model.' I mean, I am - it's part of who I am - but it's not something that solely defines me.

If people can understand me and accept me as a woman, I'm going to get booked for more jobs.

I would hope that one day there will be a time when it's not so much about transgender, it's just people will just see us as women.