Rachel Zegler Quotes

Rachel Zegler

Profession : Actress

Birth : May 3, 2001

We look so many different ways and come from so many different places, and I love that about us. That's so important for the next generation to see themselves onscreen and know that they, too, can dance and express their Latin joy.

Rachel Zegler

I kind of was oversaturated in the world of 'West Side Story' and almost didn't send in an audition tape because I was so... I don't wanna say over it, because that music has always been a part of my life and I love it so much.

Rachel Zegler

I'm a Jersey girl through and through.

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Being on your own is such an interesting thing when you're coming out of a pandemic.

Rachel Zegler

Musical theater has always meant expression to me. It makes me sit back in my seat and say, 'How did they put all of that into words?'

Rachel Zegler

I'm pretty sure people have found little clips of me being like, 'I auditioned for Steven Spielberg.'

Rachel Zegler

The endgame was a Tony Award; that was what I wanted.

Rachel Zegler

I just wanted Ben Brantley to write me a good review. That was my idea for the rest of my life.

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You know, the thing about my identity is that it's my own. And this is the way that I navigate through the world, and nobody knows my day-to-day struggle.

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If you don't know what the best-case scenario is, how can you gauge where you're at?

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I spoke Spanish on the street and was told to go back from where I came from, even though I was born in New Jersey. That's the reality of being a Latina in the United States.

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West Side Story' was a very integral part of my upbringing. It was the first time I had seen my culture represented in any way on screen.

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He kept alive the best parts of the old-fashioned industry, which was just 'I'm not gonna gas you up to your face.' It was humbling, but at the same time, it was an honor to be considered worthy of a compliment from Stephen Sondheim.

Rachel Zegler

Steve Sondheim got me into musical theater.

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I tend to use products that are for normal to oily skin because I have an oily T-zone.

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I am a lip balm fiend. I have one in every pocket, every purse, and every coat.

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Sunscreen is something that I think a lot of people fail to incorporate into their beauty routines.

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There's still so much work to be done when it comes to representation in Hollywood for all minorities.

Rachel Zegler

Authenticity in Latin identity comes in so many different shapes and sizes and colors.

Rachel Zegler

My parents were born here, but my abuelita was not - she came from Colombia in the '60s to have my mom.

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