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" I've always believed that I had talent, even when I felt like a very inferior sort of person, which I spent a lot of time living my life feeling that I wasn't worthy. "

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" I've always had this image of this strong, sprightly person who is undaunted by anything; on the contrary, I was one of the shyest, most unsure people you ever met in your life. But I have one very specific quality: I'm plucky. I really am. I would say that's a perfect description of my personality. "

Rita Moreno

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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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" My husband and I were very different: I'm spontaneous and emotional; I'm loud - he was exactly the opposite. But you need to be flexible. "

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

" I'm a raucous Puerto Rican! "

" 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. "

" Any character who had dark skin, I got all those parts. I could play a Polynesian, East Indian princess, whatever. "

" 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 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 should be a representative for AARP! "

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

" Being the house ethnic was destroying my life and my sense of myself, because I had been consigned to play every dusky maiden you have ever seen in your life in movies. "

" 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. "

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

" Most people don't know that dancing auditions, you learn the steps right now. "

" 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 knew what my scripts would say before I opened them: 'Enter Conchita.' I played handmaidens, Indian squaws, and Mexican dancers. "

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

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

" My best work happened on the stage. "

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

" I'm not afraid of color. I like color. "

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" 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. "

" I'm one of the happiest people I know. I truly am. And it's genuine. "

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" 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? "

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

" The part of my personality that most irritated my husband, some of our big, big disagreements were when I got what he called 'showbiz.' He meant flamboyant or raucous. "