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" I was determined that with perseverance and faith, at some point, someone would say, 'This girl has talent,' and would cast me in something meaningful. "

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" 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. "

" Certain roles for older women are aimed at certain older actresses - I'm not one of those. I've been offered any number of Puerto Rican grandmas that I've turned down. "

" 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. "

" There is something about sex that always brings out the funny in me. I think it's because we make such fools of ourselves over it. "

" I'm proud of me. "

" I should be a representative for AARP! "

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

" When I was in my teens and into my early 20s, I had acne. I used to get those big purple jobs, but not a lot of them, thank goodness, because you really couldn't see them in the films that I did. "

" If you're going to make black movies only about black people, that's as bad as white movies only about white people. "

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

" Smell the roses. Smell the coffee. Whatever it is that makes you happy. "

" I feel like I could go on forever. "

" People say that when you get to a certain age that you start to mellow. I have no idea what these people are talking about. "

" I - my experience was really no different from any other immigrant that came to this country. It was rough. "

" When I was nominated for the Oscar, I was absolutely positive that Judy Garland would win for 'Judgment at Nuremberg,' and then they call my name, and I was absolutely paralyzed. And I remember walking down to the stage and saying to myself, 'Don't run. It's not dignified.' "

" 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. "

" You've got to make a decision when you write about your life, and I decided I was going to be honest, and some of those things will be embarrassing. "

" I am not exactly Mrs. Good Housekeeping, although I love to cook, bake, even iron, but only because it's not mandatory. "

" My best work happened on the stage. "

" I was always typecast as a Latina. "

" 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? "

" Then there's the story of ill-fated love. It's universal. "

" I have stamina, and I have energy. "

" I have played Polynesian. I have played an Arabian girl. I played an East Indian girl. And what was so confusing about that, which I mention in my book, is that I assumed I had to have an accent. Nobody said anything, so I made up what I call the universal ethnic accent, and they all sounded alike. It didn't matter who I was playing. "

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

" Mellowing has never done much for me. You need to keep moving. "

" You can never fight for a part or can't beg them to do another audition. You can try, but that rarely works. "

" I don't want to miss out on my grandchildren and my daughter, and doing Broadway would do just that. "

" The one thing I really learned, and learned well, in group therapy was that you don't die if someone doesn't like you. "