Rita Moreno Quotes

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Rita Moreno

Profession : Actress

Birth : December 11, 1931

You see a script, and you say, 'Oh, I can play the heck out of that,' talk to your agent, and he says they don't want to see you. That's heartbreaking.

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You can wish to have an Oscar someday or some other award, but Life Achievement? You don't see yourself that way.

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Any character who had dark skin, I got all those parts. I could play a Polynesian, East Indian princess, whatever.

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When I was a little girl, there was no Variety Latino. When I was a little girl, there was no nothing. There were very few roles for people like myself.

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I first became aware of Gina Rodriguez when she was just starting out starring on 'Jane the Virgin,' and a friend sent me an article in which she mentioned me.

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I'm proud of me.

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People say that when you get to a certain age that you start to mellow. I have no idea what these people are talking about.

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I'm one of those performers who has done just about everything except juggle, and I'm working on that.

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I'm not afraid of color. I like color.

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I started dancing almost before I could walk.

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My grandkids are everything to me. For me, family is all!

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I should be a representative for AARP!

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Maybe it's my age, but I know I look good, so I'm not going to look like another person suddenly because I don't have makeup on - same hair, same person.

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The one thing I really learned, and learned well, in group therapy was that you don't die if someone doesn't like you.

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I've always believed that I had talent, even when I felt like a very inferior sort of person, which I spent a lot of time living my life feeling that I wasn't worthy.

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Being in service and being involved in something that is greater than you is what makes a person complete and whole. The very first thing I ever did in terms of activism was for an anti-atom bomb rally.

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Oh, I think Scarlett Johansson is a terrific actress. I think she's just marvelous.

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Actors very often are people who think it's always about 'me,' and I can see why! No one else is going to support you or say, 'Gosh, I'm sorry about that,' or, 'Here, let me give you a job.' It doesn't happen that way.

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I've been neurotic in my life; I've had neurotic relationships with men. What else is new? But you really have to learn to be resilient - able to bounce back, pick yourself up, and just keep moving.

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I wore so much rubber when I was at MGM, I bumped into the wall once, and I ricocheted.

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