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" When you engage your brain, it just keeps getting fatter and richer and wonderful. "

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

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

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" If you saw me in 'The King and I,' I had that angelic, virginal face. "

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

" This is my idea of heaven, coming home and watching the news. "

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

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

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

" I had a very poor image of myself because I believed too much of the people around me when I was very young. "

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

" My best work happened on the stage. "

" I made a lot of mistakes. "

" I'm trying as hard as I can to keep pushing the boundaries of what a woman is capable of doing. And it turns out there's a lot we can do. There's a lot we can speak about. "

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

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

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" I figure if I keep my spirit in shape, the bones will take care of themselves. "

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" I was never offered enough, and that's the truth. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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