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Michelle Rodriguez!!
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Mini biography:
Was raised in Texas, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and in Jersey City.
Is of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent.
She beat out 350 other girls for the role of Diana Guzman in Girlfight (2000).
Girlfight (2000) was her first acting audition, and she got the role. The Fast and the Furious (2001) was her second audition, and she also got that role.
Is an avid in-line skater.
Didn't have a driver's license before filming The Fast and the Furious (2001) and had to obtain one during her training for the car chase sequences.
Plays the piano.
Has two half-sisters on her father's side.
Has two older twin brothers named Raul and Omar
Dropped out of high school at 17, but she went back and graduated via an equivalency diploma.
Ranked #77 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002)
Ranked #34 in Maxim's "100 Sexiest Women"(2002)
It was announced in 2005 that she would be joining the second season cast of the hit ABC drama "Lost" (2004).
She was the original choice for the title role in Ĉon Flux (2005)
When interviewed to join the cast of "Lost" as tough LAPD cop, she insisted that she would only sign on for one year because she is a "nomadic spirit". The producers came up with a story line and sold the idea of the short contract to the network.
Personal quotes
"I think empathy is a beautiful thing. I think that's the power of film though. We have one of the most powerful, one of the greatest communicative tools known to man. It's a form of communication and it's gonna reach you in a way of growth- most of the time."
"I don't want people thinking of me sexually. I don't want people to be like, 'She's hot-looking,' you know? I want them to listen to me for what I am saying. And I think the best way to do that is to sniff my armpits, and like, sit and burp every now and then. It just completely throws people off. I had a couple of offers to do some hot scenes in the shower with some guy and to make it real hot and sexy. The next thing you know, I'd be the next J.Lo or something. But that's easy. I want [success] the hard way."
"My favorite part of my body is my brain. I think no matter what my body looks like I wont be satisfied unless I know how to use it."
"I don't think it's narcissistic at all to love yourself and believe in yourself. I think some people are really scared to do that. I have to. If I don't, I would not succeed in what I do."
"No matter what, people are so narrow minded that it won't ever be Michelle Rodriguez the actress, it will always be Michelle Rodriguez the Latin actress. And it's just something that I have to live with, because of the fact that people need labels to understand things. I can't even get into this ignorance that I'm dealing with. So I just ignore it, you know? Ignore the ignorance."
"Well, could you really imagine me playing the girlfriend that needs rescuing? Or the ...girlfriend?" - on why she always plays the "tough girl"
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