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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Rosie Perez

Stop

Window

Racism

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

" I want to be in shape. "

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Want

Shape

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

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Even

Married

" 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! "

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Experience

Creative

" 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. "

" In Broadway, we do love jazz hands. "

" 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. "

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Step

Funny

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

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

" 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. "

Rosie Perez

Lying

Age

" 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

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

" Hollywood's racist. "

Rosie Perez

Hollywood

" 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. "

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

Rosie Perez

Woman

" 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. "

" 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 had a ball on 'Soul Train.' "

" 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

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

" It's disgusting how much I laugh during the day. "

" I get bored in Hollywood. "