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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Rosie Perez

Celebrity

Try

Star

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

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

" 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

" 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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I have a great career, and no matter what I am doing, a big blockbuster movie... or my small documentary, David Letterman will call and say I would like you to sit on my couch. "

" 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.' "

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

" We all like indie directors - heck, I even married one... but we're divorced now. "

Rosie Perez

Even

Married

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

" I think I just have this need to be a storyteller. That's why I wasn't a great dancer - I couldn't articulate a story. I was a better choreographer. I have the need to to just express myself in that way. I can't explain it. "

" It's sad that arts are not part of the curriculum across the nation. "

" 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. "

" 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 was a ward of the state, initially, and then in the foster care system for quite some time, even though I did live part-time with my aunt in Brooklyn. "

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

" With 'Soul Train,' it was the first time I was on television. And I just couldn't believe it. "

" I get bored in Hollywood. "

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

" In Broadway, we do love jazz hands. "

" If we can't look at the good, bad and ugly of who we are, we are never going to progress as people - ever. "

" People make me out to be this super strong woman, but I have my tough days just like anyone else. "

Rosie Perez

Woman

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

" 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. "

" I don't watch TV series, but I watched 'Friday Night Lights' because I'm a sports head. "

" I want to be in shape. "

Rosie Perez

Want

Shape