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" I had a ball on 'Soul Train.' "

" As far as a Latin explosion, I'm sorry, I'm the only Latino who's going to say it, but there is no Latin explosion. I'm sorry. Four or five top box office people do not make it an explosion, and it's disgusting to me that people will perceive it that way. "

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

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

Believe In Yourself

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

" In Broadway, we do love jazz hands. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Hollywood's racist. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Therapy is not a 'white thing.' It's a clinical thing. "

" 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. "

" 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! "

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

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

" 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. "

" I started lying about my age when I was 18 to be older. When I turned 21, I started lying that I was 18. It's a weakness in me. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 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. "

" 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. "