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

Rita Moreno

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" I am a very positive and optimistic person. "

" I'm a person who perseveres. You know, you fall down, you get up. "

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" 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. "

" I watch 'Singin' in the Rain' at least once a year with my grandchildren, and they just adore it. "

" Arrogance - I have very little tolerance for that. "

" If you're going to write about your life, you must write about your life. "

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

" My idol when I was a kid was Elizabeth Taylor. "

" I love being onstage, I love getting applause, and I love the love that comes across the footlights. It's so much a part of what I do and what I've done most of my life. "

" I'm trying as hard as I can to keep pushing the boundaries of what a woman is capable of doing. And it turns out there's a lot we can do. There's a lot we can speak about. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I played a Siamese girl from Thailand. I played an Arabian girl. I did a lot of American Indians. I never, ever was able to do a part without assuming some kind of accent. "

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

" Doing 'The Electric Company' was the most fun ever. "

" 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. "

" They made me use an accent, which I wasn't thrilled about because a lot of us, obviously, don't have them. "

Rita Moreno

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" If you can find a way your character moves, you know more about your character than you'd ever dream. "

" If you saw me in 'The King and I,' I had that angelic, virginal face. "

" 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.' "

" I was never offered enough, and that's the truth. "

" If I get a hangnail, I don't dare complain! Life is good. I wake up humming. "

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" Mellowing has never done much for me. You need to keep moving. "

" Elvis was a sweet darling, shy fellow, but he was really boring. "

" I think it's important to be reminded that that's what this country is comprised of - people from other countries. "

" I am the happiest Hispanic I've ever met. Truly. "

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

" 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. "