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" I had no role models from my own community - there was no such thing. Earlier on, there were people like Dolores Del Rio, but I was too young for that - that was before me. There was really nobody out there. "

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Rita Moreno

Famous

Complex

Whatever

" I sing Broadway stuff in the shower, mostly. "

" I knew what my scripts would say before I opened them: 'Enter Conchita.' I played handmaidens, Indian squaws, and Mexican dancers. "

" 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 think lying is a bad idea. Sooner or later, someone's going to catch you. "

" 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. "

Rita Moreno

Movies

Truth

" My husband and I were very different: I'm spontaneous and emotional; I'm loud - he was exactly the opposite. But you need to be flexible. "

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" Oh, I think Scarlett Johansson is a terrific actress. I think she's just marvelous. "

" I had a very poor image of myself because I believed too much of the people around me when I was very young. "

Rita Moreno

Too Much

Young

" When you engage your brain, it just keeps getting fatter and richer and wonderful. "

" I've always believed that I had talent, even when I felt like a very inferior sort of person, which I spent a lot of time living my life feeling that I wasn't worthy. "

" My voice has many dynamics in it. Like my little body. "

Rita Moreno

Voice

Body

" 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

" I just love details; I love trying to make the reader smell what I was smelling at the time and see what I was seeing. Textures, too - all that kind of stuff is probably my strong suit as far as my writing goes, I would say. "

" I make a lot of soups and stews at home, and I always have fresh bread with it. "

" I can't dwell on past mistakes. "

" This is my idea of heaven, coming home and watching the news. "

" I was always typecast as a Latina. "

" There are some fabulous treasures of photos of me during the early days of my career; there are these pin-up photos that make me laugh: I look like the poor man's Maria Montez. But there are some I look at, and I didn't realize how sexy I looked back then. "

" I am a woman of the moment. "

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

" I was born in Puerto Rico - I used to sit in the sun until I looked like a piece of bacon. It's a wonder now that I don't look like an old wallet. I'm a very fortunate person. "

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

Rita Moreno

Good

Wake Up

" The thing I get the most that I really love is that people don't so much mention films I've been in or shows I've been in as they say, instead, 'I love you. I just love your perseverance.' That really pleases me. "

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

Rita Moreno

Moving Forward

Myself

" Let's face it. How often do you see an Asian face in films and television? They are practically invisible. Now and then, you will get one, and, interestingly, he gets the role of a scientist. Isn't that interesting? "

" Being in service and being involved in something that is greater than you is what makes a person complete and whole. The very first thing I ever did in terms of activism was for an anti-atom bomb rally. "

" I should be a representative for AARP! "

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Representative

Should