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Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno
Puerto Rican Actress
Born: Dec 11, 1931
Life Me People Think Time You
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Smell the roses. Smell the coffee. Whatever it is that makes you happy. Rita Moreno
You Happy Coffee Smell Whatever Makes Roses
I am able to get up and dust myself off and keep moving forward. I'm very stubborn. Rita Moreno
Myself Moving Forward Keep Moving Forward Dust Keep Moving Able Stubborn Am Off Up Very Get Moving Forward Keep
I think lying is a bad idea. Sooner or later, someone's going to catch you. Rita Moreno
You Think Lying Later Bad Bad Idea Someone Catch Idea Sooner Sooner Or Later Going
All my life, I faced sexism and racism and then, when I hit 40, ageism. Rita Moreno
Life Racism My Life All My Life Sexism Faced Hit Ageism Then
The thing I get the most that I really love is that people don't so much mention films I've been in or shows I've been in as they say, instead, 'I love you. I just love your perseverance.' That really pleases me. Rita Moreno
Love Me You Perseverance Love Is People Films Pleases Say Mention Instead Most Been Get Just Love You Much Really Your Shows They Say Thing
I am the happiest Hispanic I've ever met. Truly. Rita Moreno
Met Am Hispanic Truly Happiest Ever
This is my idea of heaven, coming home and watching the news. Rita Moreno
Home News Idea Coming Coming Home Heaven Watching
I think it's important to be reminded that that's what this country is comprised of - people from other countries. Rita Moreno
People Country Important Think Other Other Countries Reminded Countries
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. Rita Moreno
Service You First Rally Complete Something Involved Terms First Thing Greater Makes Very Than Person Did Being Whole Activism Bomb Ever Thing
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. Rita Moreno
You Age People Mellow Say People Say No Idea About Idea Talking Get Certain Certain Age Start
There are some fabulous treasures of photos of me during the early days of my career; there are these pin-up photos that make me laugh: I look like the poor man's Maria Montez. But there are some I look at, and I didn't realize how sexy I looked back then. Rita Moreno
Me Man Back Laugh Photos Sexy Fabulous Some Days Like Look Looked Make Make Me Laugh How Pin-Up Poor Realize Then Treasures Early Maria Career Early Days
I love performing for kids, but you can't play down to them, of course. Then it would be 'Captain Kangaroo.' Rita Moreno
Love You Down Kids Would Would-Be Performing Course Them Then Kangaroo Captain Play
A friend of my mother's, Irene Lopez, was a Spanish dancer. She saw me bopping around the room and said to my mother, 'Rosita might have talent. Can I take her to my dance teacher?' There was no thought of a career at that time, but I knew I loved the attention, and that's so much a part of being a performer. Rita Moreno
Teacher Time Me Mother Dance Thought Dancer Saw Take Part Knew Attention Performer Talent She Around Said Friend Being Loved Spanish Room Might Much Her Career
When I was nominated for the Oscar, I was absolutely positive that Judy Garland would win for 'Judgment at Nuremberg,' and then they call my name, and I was absolutely paralyzed. And I remember walking down to the stage and saying to myself, 'Don't run. It's not dignified.' Rita Moreno
Positive Saying Myself Win Remember Judgment Stage Down Nuremberg Dignified Run Would Paralyzed Absolutely Name Nominated Call Judy Judy Garland Walking Then Garland Oscar
I am a woman of the moment. Rita Moreno
Woman Am Moment
Mellowing has never done much for me. You need to keep moving. Rita Moreno
Me You Keep Moving Never Done Moving Much Keep Need
Let's face it. How often do you see an Asian face in films and television? They are practically invisible. Now and then, you will get one, and, interestingly, he gets the role of a scientist. Isn't that interesting? Rita Moreno
You Will Face Films Television See He Invisible Practically How Scientist Role Get Gets Often Interesting Asian Then Interestingly Now Now And Then
I'm a person who perseveres. You know, you fall down, you get up. Rita Moreno
You Fall Down Know Up Person Get Who
The reason there weren't any, I am surmising, is that a lot of Latin kids, Latino kids, in those days didn't have the money to take those kind of classes. Rita Moreno
Money Latin Those Latino Kids Kind Classes Take Days Am Were Lot Any Reason
Then there's the story of ill-fated love. It's universal. Rita Moreno
Love Story Then Universal
Bigger than life is not difficult for me. I am bigger than life. Rita Moreno
Life Me Difficult Am Than Bigger
I'm so damn lucky to still be here at 85. If I get a hangnail, I don't dare complain! Life is good. I wake up humming. Rita Moreno
Life Good Wake Up Damn Complain Humming Dare Still Wake Up Get Lucky Here
I have stamina, and I have energy. Rita Moreno
Energy Stamina
It's kind of heartbreaking when I talk about it now, I still get very moved by the lack of opportunities that were available to myself and to the very few others who were Hispanic young actresses. Rita Moreno
Myself Opportunities Few Young Others Kind About Talk Still Were Hispanic Very Heartbreaking Get Lack Moved Available Who Now Actress
What musical performers bring to straight characterizations is that physical flexibility that comes with knowing your body so well. A lot of actors are terribly awkward. Terribly. And I think it's so important for them, when they're young, to work on their physical selves. Rita Moreno
Work Important Young Think Musical Physical Performers Knowing Well Terribly Lot Selves Straight Them Body Your Flexibility Your Body Actor Awkward Bring
My voice has many dynamics in it. Like my little body. Rita Moreno
Voice Like Dynamics Little Body Many
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