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" A lot of young Latino actors have said to me, 'Why can't we get an Oscar? Why can't we be nominated?' And the terrible truth is that if you don't get the right parts, you're not going to be. Are you going to get an Oscar nomination for one of those Judd Apatow movies? Not likely, no matter what nationality you are. "

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" My first American experience was in the harbor of New York City when I saw that amazing big, tall lady. I remember thinking, 'Oh my goodness, a lady runs this country.' "

Rita Moreno

New York

City

Experience

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

" If you're going to make black movies only about black people, that's as bad as white movies only about white people. "

" I was a Spanish dancer. I don't mean to put that down, because that was great, too, but nothing like the kind of dancing you had to do in 'West Side Story,' which was called jazz. "

" I can't dwell on past mistakes. "

" I call myself the hardware shelf. There's a lot of awards and honors there. And I have earned that. I didn't ask for it, I didn't beg for it, I didn't pay for it. I earned that. People see the accomplishments - but it's good to remind people that so much strife and labor and tears and heartbreak came before that, that it really is earned. "

" I'm an afternoon tea maven. I can tell you who has the best tea in every country. "

" I write with my left hand even though I'm right-handed, I walk backwards in a very safe place - anything that engages your brain. "

" 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. "

Rita Moreno

Friend

Just

" Elvis was really sweet and kind of bashful, but he didn't have a whole lot to say. "

" You talk about meant to be - oh my goodness, I have never done anything else in my life except be a performer. "

" 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. You can see why performers get very self-absorbed. "

" I feel like I could go on forever. "

Rita Moreno

I Feel Like

Feel

" 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. "

" When I was girl, you could still get certain jobs if you didn't have a diploma. "

" 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. "

" I made a lot of mistakes. "

" I was brought up on animal grease. "

Rita Moreno

Grease

Animal

" I love Hallmark movies because they make movies that you don't see anymore... and at a time when there is so much evil in the world, it's kind of nice to be able to retreat to something like a Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. "

" I was not treated like a serious young actress, and that was very hard. It sent me into psychotherapy, which is one of the smartest things I ever did. It taught me that I had to find value in myself. "

" I am not exactly Mrs. Good Housekeeping, although I love to cook, bake, even iron, but only because it's not mandatory. "

" I am able to get up and dust myself off and keep moving forward. I'm very stubborn. "

Rita Moreno

Moving Forward

Myself

" I started dancing almost before I could walk. "

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

" When I was in my teens and into my early 20s, I had acne. I used to get those big purple jobs, but not a lot of them, thank goodness, because you really couldn't see them in the films that I did. "

" It's not easy having a partnership in this business. "

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

" The part of my personality that most irritated my husband, some of our big, big disagreements were when I got what he called 'showbiz.' He meant flamboyant or raucous. "

" 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. "

" I never had an easy time making friends in the past, for many reasons. I didn't go into therapy for nothing. "

Rita Moreno

Easy

Friends