Camila Mendes Quotes
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I've learned to trust myself that I'm going to make healthy choices because I care about my health.
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I like communicating and being open and committing. That, for me, has always been something that I like to do.
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In high school, I was friends with everybody. I had my core group of friends, but I could flow through different social groups pretty easily.
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Invest in a trainer. You see the progress so quickly, and you push yourself in new ways.
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Bullies have a soft spot, and mean girls have a reason to be that way. It's a matter of understanding why a person is the way they are.
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Miami can be super-kitschy at times, and it's fun to embrace that.
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I have so much appreciation for how those two cultures have created who I am. I'm a full-blooded Brazilian, with an entire extended family of Brazilians, but I was born and raised in the U.S.
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My perfect day would be spent poolside with some friends.
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If you're going to become a better person, do it in high school.
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A good listener goes a long way.
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If I were to be a role model, it would just come out of going the college route, getting training, and trusting that's the most secure path you can take - a path where a degree is involved. You know you went to college, and you have that under your belt.
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For me, being an 'American Latina' means identifying with and being influenced by both my American upbringing and my Latin heritage, and I have so much appreciation for how those two cultures have created who I am.
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People know what I look like. I take photos on my own, and I don't edit them, so people know.
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When I go to Brazil, I feel like an American, and in the U.S., I always notice the traits that make me Brazilian.
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I feel like I know I have enough friends who support me through those times. Like, I'll call a friend and be like, 'I really don't feel good about what I ate today,' and she'll be like, 'Dude, it's fine.'
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Because I get my hair styled in so many different ways, when I get the chance to be natural and just me as a person and not an actress, I like to have a stable, consistent look that reminds me that I'm me.
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I spent a lot of my adolescence in Miami, where it was super humid, and my hair would get super frizzy, and my waves weren't really consistent or pretty.
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I spent a lot of my childhood moving around, so I was constantly adjusting to different environments and finding a new identity.
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I'm not more Brazilian than I am American or vice-versa - I'm very much a combination of all of those things.
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I often hear things like, 'You don't look Latina enough,' and that mentality is so backwards. The fact is, I am Latina, so how are you going to tell me that I don't look Latina?