Quotes from Aeriel Miranda

The telling of a good story, especially one that is real and true, is always exciting.

It feels good to turn on the TV and have options, a variety. That's why television is so good.

It feels good to watch TV and know that you're being represented on somebody's network and for certain communities, it feels even better to know that you're being depicted truthfully.

My friends are me and in essence better than me, they help me be better even when they don't know it.

Money is important yes, but not the most important. I don't need money to smile or breathe. I would still be breathing if all my money disappeared tomorrow.

'Pretty Little Liars,' you know, it's a teen show that grew to be something bigger. I think you had girls from ages 7 to, like, 20 watching the show, and that was the predominant audience. Then it grew to be for girls, boys, men, women, people who are 7 to 35. I think that's crazy.

Everyone has a different route to success, recognition, and peace. Don't be afraid to move instinctually.

I feel blessed to have had the accumulation of life experiences that I've had, life experience just adds to the depths of a persons richness, as with acting!

Life would continue to exist and grow. Cause and effect still exist even where there is no time.

You're sort of forced to include this aspect of culture into your life whether it be for social reasons or business purposes.

Your life and everything about your world should be represented on your social media accounts, and everybody feels that way from family to friends to boyfriends and girlfriends.

All of my close friends have been in my life for years. My best friends are all people I met in grade school, going back as far as 3rd grade.

Honestly, being a part of any worthy life story is a goal of mine.

As for super-stardom, I can say that I'm ready for anything. I feel like I've mastered so many stages in my life and the cool thing is, I don't see that energy changing anything.

My hero among heroes is my grandmother, she's the epitome of strength and I try to mock that strength all the time. She's a beast.

I'm reminded everyday that I was born to do great things, I believe that and when it's my time I shall.

I love to love. However, you won't see anybody walking the red carpet with me until I'm married.

People want everything quick and now. We live in the age of social media and hyper digital. Tweets are published in less than a second, Safari pages load in less than three seconds.

Most people have no idea what Cabo Verde is or even where it is to mention, so I definitely want to make people aware of this beautiful culture.

For me, as an actor, going from TV to film was interesting because TV and film are two very different things.

I actually prefer film to TV, but I don't know why. I think there's just a different energy.

I'm becoming more and more of a social media participant, so of course I can always be found everywhere from Twitter to Insta to Facebook.

I think I unknowingly seek people who are better than me in the sense of strength and wisdom. It's like I've got to know and trust that you have the answers and that you can carry me if needed.