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

" 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 think Jennifer Lopez is a phenom. And as far as I'm concerned, she's really a very smart businesswoman. "

" 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. "

" I call myself the hardware shelf. There's a lot of awards and honors there. And I have earned that. I didn't ask for it, I didn't beg for it, I didn't pay for it. I earned that. People see the accomplishments - but it's good to remind people that so much strife and labor and tears and heartbreak came before that, that it really is earned. "

" 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. "

" I love Hallmark movies because they make movies that you don't see anymore... and at a time when there is so much evil in the world, it's kind of nice to be able to retreat to something like a Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. "

" You can't, or you shouldn't, be nominated for an Oscar unless you've turned in a performance that's special. "

" I should be a representative for AARP! "

" 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 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. "

" I think it's important to be reminded that that's what this country is comprised of - people from other countries. "

" Arrogance - I have very little tolerance for that. "

" You talk about meant to be - oh my goodness, I have never done anything else in my life except be a performer. "

" I'm so damn lucky to still be here at 85. If I get a hangnail, I don't dare complain! Life is good. I wake up humming. "

" 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. "

" I have stamina, and I have energy. "

" They made me use an accent, which I wasn't thrilled about because a lot of us, obviously, don't have them. "

" My grandkids are everything to me. For me, family is all! "

" I love being onstage, I love getting applause, and I love the love that comes across the footlights. It's so much a part of what I do and what I've done most of my life. "

" I'm a person who perseveres. You know, you fall down, you get up. "

" I was the artsy one, and my husband took care of all our finances. It was the Latino way - the man is in charge of the money. "

" I feel like I could go on forever. "

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

" I am the happiest Hispanic I've ever met. Truly. "

" My idol when I was a kid was Elizabeth Taylor. "

" I am a very positive and optimistic person. "

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

" I love performing for kids, but you can't play down to them, of course. Then it would be 'Captain Kangaroo.' "