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" My voice has many dynamics in it. Like my little body. "
Rita Moreno
Voice
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" Doing 'Life Without Makeup' onstage is what inspired me to do a book in the first place. "
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" I figure if I keep my spirit in shape, the bones will take care of themselves. "
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" It's kind of heartbreaking when I talk about it now, I still get very moved by the lack of opportunities that were available to myself and to the very few others who were Hispanic young actresses. "
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" I think Jennifer Lopez is a phenom. And as far as I'm concerned, she's really a very smart businesswoman. "
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" I made a lot of mistakes. "
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" I never had an easy time making friends in the past, for many reasons. I didn't go into therapy for nothing. "
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" I was never offered enough, and that's the truth. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" You can never fight for a part or can't beg them to do another audition. You can try, but that rarely works. "
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" You can't, or you shouldn't, be nominated for an Oscar unless you've turned in a performance that's special. "
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" All my life, I faced sexism and racism and then, when I hit 40, ageism. "
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" I can't dwell on past mistakes. "
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" Mellowing has never done much for me. You need to keep moving. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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" I write with my left hand even though I'm right-handed, I walk backwards in a very safe place - anything that engages your brain. "
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