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

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

" If you're in a business where Latinos only play Indian maidens and what I call 'Conchita Lolita' parts - the little fiery spitfires - you do what you have to do. "

" 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. "

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" 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 live in the moment. The moment is the most important thing. That's my entire philosophy: Make the best of the good moments. "

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

" 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. "

" I am a very positive and optimistic person. "

" 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. "

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

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

" When I was girl, you could still get certain jobs if you didn't have a diploma. "

" My voice has many dynamics in it. Like my little body. "

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

" 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. "

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" If you're going to write about your life, you must write about your life. "

" It's not easy having a partnership in this business. "

" 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 - my experience was really no different from any other immigrant that came to this country. It was rough. "

" 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. "

" There are some fabulous treasures of photos of me during the early days of my career; there are these pin-up photos that make me laugh: I look like the poor man's Maria Montez. But there are some I look at, and I didn't realize how sexy I looked back then. "

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

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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. "