Follow your heart because it always knows. Lana Parrilla More Quotes by Lana Parrilla More Quotes From Lana Parrilla I actually study boxing - my dad was a Golden Gloves champion so I learned how to fight at a very young age. Growing up in Brooklyn you always had to watch your back, so I pretty much learned to protect myself. Lana Parrilla growing-up dad fighting There’s always going to be someone who is prettier than you, better than you in some way, but everyone has that something that makes them different. Lana Parrilla better-than-you different way Over the months, I kept seeing more feathers, especially at moments when I was really down and distraught. You ask for signs in your life, but what you get is more like a confirmation: You are where you need to be. Just take a deep breath. Lana Parrilla down-and months needs Children do run from me. And so do some adults. Lana Parrilla adults running children I'm not one to take revenge. If someone does something wrong to me I leave it in the hands of the universe to take care of that person. Lana Parrilla revenge doe hands I am very, very diligent and extremely hard-working. Lana Parrilla diligent hard hard-work I have a lot of LGBT friends and family members and I've always supported the community, not only as a child but as an adult, and I think it's important to voice that. Lana Parrilla voice children thinking I love a man who knows how to walk. I do like a gentleman, a man who opens the door and a man who walks on the proper side of the street with you. There’s something safe about it; he’s protecting you. That’s a really nice quality. You don’t see it as often anymore. I pay attention to those things. I know it sounds silly, but I love that. I’m fortunate to say that I have a good guy. Oh, and he has to have great hands. There’s a lot I find sexy in a man, but strong, manly hands are very important. Lana Parrilla sexy nice strong I love horror, I love scary movies, I love thrillers. If things creep you out and spook you? I love it. Lana Parrilla thrillers horror scary To be vulnerable, to be raw, to virtually expose your guts, I like doing that. Lana Parrilla guts vulnerable When I was just a kid, growing up in Brooklyn, I was constantly making home videos with my family – real silly high-concept productions like, 'Attack of the Killer Handkerchief.' I guess I knew even then that I wanted to be an actress. Lana Parrilla growing-up real silly I played lots of fantasy games. I would create these worlds, and I would believe in them. Lana Parrilla games believe world Israel was always on my bucket list, it was always one of those places that you check off and move onto the next place, but I'm never going to check Israel off my list. It's a place I'm always going to want to come back to. Lana Parrilla buckets israel moving I used to be more of a sporty girl. I love outdoor activities. I haven't been doing much since living in Vancouver. I have my routines down in L.A. Lana Parrilla vancouver used girl No real fairytale scared me, but Freddy Krueger did. 'Nightmare on Elm Street' scared the living hell out of me, but no fairytale. Maybe 'Hansel and Gretel' a little bit when they were walking through the forest and they met the witch. But I liked being scared, I really enjoy being scared. Lana Parrilla fairytale real forests I like being scared, so I've always liked fairy tales because they're kind of creepy. Lana Parrilla fairy-tale scared creepy On 'Swingtown,' I think that's when I was able to blend the character-slash-leading lady roles, and that's what I'm doing on 'Once Upon a Time' as well. She's a leading lady, but she's also this character. Lana Parrilla once-upon-a-time character thinking My boyfriend says I dress like a rock star but I would say my style is hip and comfortable. Lana Parrilla my-boyfriend rocks stars I've played Latin, I've played Italian. And I've played the all-around regular girl. I think the thing about the way I look, is that I can look like many different things. People sometimes ask me if I'm Russian. I don't think I specifically look like a Puerto Rican or an Italian. Wouldn't you agree? Lana Parrilla girl latin thinking I do watch 'Revenge,' 'American Horror Story' and 'Game of Thrones.' I am behind on all of them. But I do watch them. Those are my go-to shows. Lana Parrilla horror-stories revenge games
