Constant pressure by industry demotivates me: Gina Rodriguez

‘Jane the Virgin’ star Gina Rodriguez says she is always at the receiving end in the film industry.

‘Jane the Virgin’ star Gina Rodriguez says she is always at the receiving end in the film industry.

The 30-year-old actress feels constant pressure on the female actors, reported People magazine. “I work in an industry where I am constantly being told, ‘You’re not skinny enough. You’re not tall enough. You’re not ethnic enough’. Being constantly told that you are not enough can wear down any woman – any person, period,” she said.

“As a woman in this industry, we are constantly being pressured to look a certain way and to get our hair and nails and makeup done and live up to these images that aren’t conducive to a healthy mind.

“But I have to remember that this is a game. And if the game says I should be looking like this, then I just don’t play that role. And that’s okay,” Rodriguez said.