Paula Garces
Paula Garces
Paula Garcésis a Colombian American film and television actress, known for her appearance in films such as Clockstoppers and The Harold and Kumar Series, and on TV shows such as CSI: Miami, The Shield, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, The Sopranos, Oz, Devious Maids and All My Children...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth20 March 1974
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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The first time I got pregnant, I was a young girl - I was 17 years old. Although I knew right away that I wanted to keep my child, being a pregnant teen was an extremely scary experience for me. Luckily, my family and friends were very supportive and were there for me every step of the way.
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It's definitely thrilling to know that you studied for something, and then you went in, and tried to do your best, and then somebody dug what you did.
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When I'm hired just to be an actress, I don't have to worry about anything else but showing up on set, making sure I know my lines and making sure I know what I'm bringing to the character. When I'm a creator and executive producer, I have to worry about the whole thing.
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People tell me being a perfectionist is a fault, but I find that's what drives me.
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I am a big, big geek at heart and a Sci-fi fan. And I love the Comic-Cons.
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I told everybody that I was going to be an actress in Hollywood one day. People looked at me like I was crazy.
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I'm South American, and growing up in New York, I had the total stereotypical way of thinking of what Texas was about. I'm like, Texas. Big. Cows. Cowboys. Cowboy hats and cowboy boots. And barbeque.
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I did a lot of commercials early on, and I remember the first commercial I ever got was for a product called Funyuns. I had to eat these chips for, like, 12 hours straight.
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There were the people that believed in me when I was walking around Spanish Harlem, saying that I was going to be a Hollywood actress. They were like, 'Yeah, you could do it!'