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" Is there a grandmother that isn't spunky on television? Is there such a creature? "

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" You can wish to have an Oscar someday or some other award, but Life Achievement? You don't see yourself that way. "

" I was dancing for my grandpa from the time I was 4 or 5 years old in Puerto Rico. "

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

" 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. "

" Actually, my true name is Rosa Dolores Alverio. And then I became Rosita Moreno when a stepfather stepped in. And when I got to MGM studios, which was my first film contract, they just thought that Rosita wasn't a good name, and they changed it to Rita. And yes, it was their idea. "

" I made a lot of mistakes. "

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

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

" 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 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 can't dwell on past mistakes. "

" You see a script, and you say, 'Oh, I can play the heck out of that,' talk to your agent, and he says they don't want to see you. That's heartbreaking. "

" 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.' "

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" 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. "

" I auditioned for 'West Side Story' just like everybody else, and I nearly had a heart attack, because I hadn't danced in about - oh, I don't know, about 15 years. "

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" I was always typecast as a Latina. "

" I wore so much rubber when I was at MGM, I bumped into the wall once, and I ricocheted. "

" I get embarrassed when I go to an actor or actress's home and it's filled with pictures of them. "

" I played a Siamese girl from Thailand. I played an Arabian girl. I did a lot of American Indians. I never, ever was able to do a part without assuming some kind of accent. "

" When I was a little girl, there was no Variety Latino. When I was a little girl, there was no nothing. There were very few roles for people like myself. "

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