Camila Mendes Quotes
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In high school, I always had boyfriends - it wasn't healthy! I was so used to having someone around that when I was finally on my own, it felt scary.
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I've always looked up to Nicole Kidman. I think she's an elegant and talented actress. You can tell how much she commits to her characters, and I admire that.
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I'm American; I was born and raised in America, and I don't want to fake who I am to fit a stereotype.
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In any job you do, you're going to have off days.
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It took living alone for me to really get to know myself.
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At an early age, somehow we're programmed to view other females as threats.
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I love bossa nova. It's the most beautiful genre of music in the world.
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I use my hair as a tool for portraying characters. When I'm auditioning for a role, when I'm putting myself on tape for something, I always consider what the hairstyle is going to be because it changes the way people perceive me.
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I was really obsessed with dieting.
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Rachel Bilson, Nicole Richie, Vanessa Hudgens... so many of my idols growing up were Bongo girls.
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I rewatched 'The O.C.,' like, seven times!
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My sister would write plays, and I would act in them and perform them for my parents. They were on the comedy side, very much inspired by 'The Amanda Show.'
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My hair has always been a definitive part of my personal style, so I love being part of a campaign that celebrates hair as a form of expression.
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I grew up watching 'Gossip Girl' and 'The O.C.,' and I looked up to Blair Waldorf and Summer Roberts.
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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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Miami can be super-kitschy at times, and it's fun to embrace that.
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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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It's easy to think you have to fit some kind of mold.
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It's rare that you see Latin families being portrayed as intelligent, sophisticated, and powerful entities.
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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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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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It's fine to eat dessert when I want to eat dessert because that will give me the peace of mind I need. I'll know that if I ate chocolate cake, maybe I won't the next day.
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Vancouver is more laid-back, pretty much what you would expect from a West Coast city. Miami is definitely livelier - the nightlife, the people, everything. It's basically a little slice of Latin America.
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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.