Biography
Friends and Family
Omar
[Brother]
(twin brother of Raul)
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Raul
[Brother]
Trivia and Quotes
Quotes
 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. 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.
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.
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.
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.
Trivia
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.
Is an avid in-line skater.
Is of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent.
Plays the piano.
She beat out 350 other girls for the role of Diana Guzman in Girlfight (2000).
Dropped out of high school at 17, but she went back and graduated via an equivalency diploma.
Is often seen singing karaoke alongside Lindsay Lohan, Bo Barrett, Emile Hirsch, Kellan Rhude, and Nicole Richie at Beverly Hills hot spot "Guys".
Ranked #34 in Maxim`s "100 Sexiest Women" (2002).
Ranked #77 in Stuff magazine`s "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002).
When interviewed to join the cast of "Lost" (2004) as a 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.
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