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" Don Cornelius did not want to see how I really danced - I was doing hip-hop, and it was foreign to people out in California. They only knew about popping and locking, so they were not keen on hip-hop dancing. "

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" Don Cornelius gave me an incredulous look regarding my accent. I lessened it; he gave a nod of approval. Instantly, I felt ashamed. I had made my first conscious effort not to sound ethnic. "

Rosie Perez

First

Look

Sound

" You can learn steps, but you cannot learn how to boogie. "

" I see explicit covers on magazines, and they're getting even more explicit, and it's like, Are women being empowered, or is this just what sells magazines? Are they feeling pressured, or have they really come into themselves and are saying, 'I am woman, hear me roar?' "

Rosie Perez

Feeling

Saying

" I used to get recognized quite often as being a 'Soul Train' dancer. Quite often, which was great at times but sometimes was not so great. Especially, back at college, it was not so great. It was pretty tough. "

" In movies, you shoot out of sequence, so the issue of reality is really taken out of it. "

" I was very willing to take on controversial roles that people didn't really want to look at. "

" I did not try to conform to anybody's ideal of what a Latin celebrity or movie star should be. I took a lot of hits for it. "

" A lot of women feel ashamed to be weak. "

" As an actor, you may do things that aren't politically correct. Unless you're an actor who only does things for political reasons. I believe if we don't do the good, bad, and the ugly, we're not going to progress. "

" I knew I was going to be successful from day one. From day one. That's why it throws me whenever someone says it was such a fluke that I was successful. "

Rosie Perez

Day

Going

" I like the cold weather better than the hot weather. "

" I didn't appreciate Brooklyn until I left it. "

" I have this tough exterior, but inside, I'm very mushy and soft. "

" My first TV experience, it was so bad. I just didn't feel a creative atmosphere. I felt like we were just pawns to deliver lines. Everyone was telling me that's just television. I said, 'OK, I'm going to stay far away from television! "

Rosie Perez

Experience

Creative

" At home, I'm the silliest cornball who talks way too much and wants to be quiet and left alone at the same time. "

" Face dance means you don't know what the hell the rest of your body was doing but your face is fierce. That's face dancing. "

" For some reason, I always thought I was special. And for some reason, I always thought that I had a purpose in life: that I was supposed to contribute to the world. "

" Puerto Ricans are United States citizens, and I think that the issue of statehood or independence needs to be addressed and needs to be resolved. "

" I have a picture of all of us going to a club with my friends from 'Soul Train.' All the girls just going out to a nightclub, and we're all dressed like we were dressed on 'Soul Train.' It was the most surreal experience for me because I walk into the club with them, and people started screaming. 'Oh my God! It's the 'Soul Train' dancers.' "

" In my circle of friends, I've always been loud and funny and talkative. But as soon as I step out of that circle, I get very quiet and introspective. I don't want the spotlight on me. "

Rosie Perez

Step

Funny

" Van Gogh cut off his ear for his art. I'm not tryin' to cut off my ear. I'm not humiliating myself. "

" I am a positive person. I never think of the glass as half empty. I just keep pushing forward. "

" I get bored in Hollywood. "

" You know, you may not be born in Puerto Rico, but Puerto Rican is definitely born in you. "

" You have to believe in yourself. You need to have the audacity to be great. "

" Certain people who care about me a lot have said 'You don't play the game, and if you don't play the game, you don't get picked for the team all the time. "

" In Broadway, we do love jazz hands. "

" I don't call myself Latin, I call myself Puerto Rican. "

" The racism, the sexism, I never let it be my problem. It's their problem. If I see a door comin' my way, I'm knockin' it down. And if I can't knock down the door, I'm sliding through the window. I'll never let it stop me from what I wanna do. "