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Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno
Puerto Rican Actress
Born: Dec 11, 1931
Life Me People Think Time You
Related authors: Ariana Grande Audrey Hepburn Carol Burnett Hedy Lamarr Lily Tomlin Mae West Marilyn Monroe Teri Garr
I get embarrassed when I go to an actor or actress's home and it's filled with pictures of them. Rita Moreno
Home Embarrassed Pictures Go Get Them Filled Actor Actress
My video has a lot to do with the inside of a woman. Usually, exercise videos refer to exteriors only. They never talk to a woman where she lives - in her heart and soul. I do that at the beginning and end of mine. Rita Moreno
Soul Woman Heart Videos Beginning Mine Inside Only Never Talk She Exercise Refer Lot Heart And Soul End Where Video Lives Her
I'm an afternoon tea maven. I can tell you who has the best tea in every country. Rita Moreno
Best You Country Tea Every Tell Afternoon Who
I am not exactly Mrs. Good Housekeeping, although I love to cook, bake, even iron, but only because it's not mandatory. Rita Moreno
Love Good Mandatory Exactly Only Bake Housekeeping Although Because Am Iron Cook Even Good Housekeeping
Most people don't know that dancing auditions, you learn the steps right now. Rita Moreno
You People Dancing Steps Know Most Learn Auditions Now Right
You can't, or you shouldn't, be nominated for an Oscar unless you've turned in a performance that's special. Rita Moreno
You Unless Performance Nominated Turned Special Oscar
I grew up as a child who felt she was very inferior to everyone else. Rita Moreno
Else Everyone Everyone Else She Felt Up Very Inferior Child Grew Who
I never had an easy time making friends in the past, for many reasons. I didn't go into therapy for nothing. Rita Moreno
Time Past Nothing Easy Never Had Making Go Friends In The Past Therapy Reasons Many
I am a very positive and optimistic person. Rita Moreno
Positive Am Very Optimistic Optimistic Person Person
If you saw me in 'The King and I,' I had that angelic, virginal face. Rita Moreno
Me You King Face Saw Angelic Had
'America' took at least five days of actual filming. Rita Moreno
Took Days Least Five America Actual Filming
I sing Broadway stuff in the shower, mostly. Rita Moreno
Broadway Stuff Sing Mostly Shower
Doing 'The Electric Company' was the most fun ever. Rita Moreno
Most Doing Electric Fun Company Ever
You can never fight for a part or can't beg them to do another audition. You can try, but that rarely works. Rita Moreno
You Fight Try Rarely Never Part Another Audition Beg Them Works
Being the house ethnic was destroying my life and my sense of myself, because I had been consigned to play every dusky maiden you have ever seen in your life in movies. Rita Moreno
Life Myself You My Life Seen Sense Every Destroying Maiden Had House Because Been Being Movies Ethnic Your Ever Play
I watch 'Singin' in the Rain' at least once a year with my grandchildren, and they just adore it. Rita Moreno
Rain Year Once Once A Year Adore Singin Least Just Grandchildren Watch
When you engage your brain, it just keeps getting fatter and richer and wonderful. Rita Moreno
You Wonderful Fatter Brain Getting Just Richer Engage Your Keeps
The wonderful thing about cabaret is, you can do a lot of things you can't do in a concert. You can't do smoky ballads for 50 minutes in a concert. It's a different animal. Rita Moreno
You Animal Wonderful Minutes About Cabaret Concert Smoky Ballads Lot Wonderful Thing Different Different Animal Thing Things
My mother's feeling about men in general were always a bit of a mystery to me. She had difficulties in Puerto Rico with the men in her life. Her brothers abused her. It's very easy to be judgmental, but more often than not, there are mitigating circumstances, and children are not usually aware of those. Rita Moreno
Life Me Mother Men Feeling Difficulties Bit Those Circumstances Easy Brothers About General More Mystery Had Abuse She Judgmental Always Were Very Than Often Children Rico Aware Her Puerto Puerto Rico
Elvis was really sweet and kind of bashful, but he didn't have a whole lot to say. Rita Moreno
Sweet Elvis Say Kind He Lot Really Whole Bashful
I make a lot of soups and stews at home, and I always have fresh bread with it. Rita Moreno
Home Make Fresh Always Soups Lot Bread
I made a lot of mistakes. Rita Moreno
Made Mistakes Lot
If you're in a business where Latinos only play Indian maidens and what I call 'Conchita Lolita' parts - the little fiery spitfires - you do what you have to do. Rita Moreno
You Business Latinos Indian Only Call Parts Where Little Fiery Play
I think Jennifer Lopez is a phenom. And as far as I'm concerned, she's really a very smart businesswoman. Rita Moreno
Smart Think She Concerned Very As Far As Far Really Businesswoman Jennifer Jennifer Lopez
Actually, my true name is Rosa Dolores Alverio. And then I became Rosita Moreno when a stepfather stepped in. And when I got to MGM studios, which was my first film contract, they just thought that Rosita wasn't a good name, and they changed it to Rita. And yes, it was their idea. Rita Moreno
Good Thought First Changed Rita Stepfather Studios Stepped True Idea Name Became Got Contract Yes Just Which Then Rosa Film Actually
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. Rita Moreno
You Say Says Out See He Talk Heartbreaking Oh Want Heck Script Agent Your Play
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