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" 'LIFE Magazine' decided to do a story about a young actress in Hollywood in 1954. And I made the cover. And I remember that the fellow who was doing the story on me said, 'Listen, kid, I just want you to know, if Eisenhower gets a cold, you're off the cover.' "

Rita Moreno

Life

Know

Remember

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" 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. "

Rita Moreno

Fools

Funny

" I am a woman of the moment. "

" 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. "

" The thing I get the most that I really love is that people don't so much mention films I've been in or shows I've been in as they say, instead, 'I love you. I just love your perseverance.' That really pleases me. "

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

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

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

" 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 never had an easy time making friends in the past, for many reasons. I didn't go into therapy for nothing. "

Rita Moreno

Easy

Friends

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

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

" Elvis was a sweet darling, shy fellow, but he was really boring. "

" I started dancing almost before I could walk. "

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

" I was not treated like a serious young actress, and that was very hard. It sent me into psychotherapy, which is one of the smartest things I ever did. It taught me that I had to find value in myself. "

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

" I am a very positive and optimistic person. "

" 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. "

" A lot of young Latino actors have said to me, 'Why can't we get an Oscar? Why can't we be nominated?' And the terrible truth is that if you don't get the right parts, you're not going to be. Are you going to get an Oscar nomination for one of those Judd Apatow movies? Not likely, no matter what nationality you are. "

Rita Moreno

Movies

Truth

" My mother's feeling about men in general were always a bit of a mystery to me. She had difficulties in Puerto Rico with the men in her life. Her brothers abused her. It's very easy to be judgmental, but more often than not, there are mitigating circumstances, and children are not usually aware of those. "

" I made a lot of mistakes. "

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

" 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. "

Rita Moreno

Heart

Attack

" 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. "

Rita Moreno

Friend

Just

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

" I should be a representative for AARP! "

Rita Moreno

Representative

Should