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" I am a very positive and optimistic person. "
Rita Moreno
Optimistic
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" 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. "
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" I think it's important to be reminded that that's what this country is comprised of - people from other countries. "
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" I am not exactly Mrs. Good Housekeeping, although I love to cook, bake, even iron, but only because it's not mandatory. "
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" 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. "
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" A friend of my mother's, Irene Lopez, was a Spanish dancer. She saw me bopping around the room and said to my mother, 'Rosita might have talent. Can I take her to my dance teacher?' There was no thought of a career at that time, but I knew I loved the attention, and that's so much a part of being a performer. "
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" My voice has many dynamics in it. Like my little body. "
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" I auditioned for 'West Side Story' just like everybody else, and I nearly had a heart attack, because I hadn't danced in about - oh, I don't know, about 15 years. "
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" I'm an afternoon tea maven. I can tell you who has the best tea in every country. "
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" I wore so much rubber when I was at MGM, I bumped into the wall once, and I ricocheted. "
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" I knew what my scripts would say before I opened them: 'Enter Conchita.' I played handmaidens, Indian squaws, and Mexican dancers. "
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Before
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" I made a lot of mistakes. "
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" Beyonce moves a lot. She's astonishing, dances and sings at the same time. She is buff. "
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" You can never fight for a part or can't beg them to do another audition. You can try, but that rarely works. "
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