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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'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. "

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

" Actors very often are people who think it's always about 'me,' and I can see why! No one else is going to support you or say, 'Gosh, I'm sorry about that,' or, 'Here, let me give you a job.' It doesn't happen that way. You can see why performers get very self-absorbed. "

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

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

" I'm an afternoon tea maven. I can tell you who has the best tea in every country. "

" I love performing for kids, but you can't play down to them, of course. Then it would be 'Captain Kangaroo.' "

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

" I had no role models from my own community - there was no such thing. Earlier on, there were people like Dolores Del Rio, but I was too young for that - that was before me. There was really nobody out there. "

" I was dancing for my grandpa from the time I was 4 or 5 years old in Puerto Rico. "

" Actually, my true name is Rosa Dolores Alverio. And then I became Rosita Moreno when a stepfather stepped in. And when I got to MGM studios, which was my first film contract, they just thought that Rosita wasn't a good name, and they changed it to Rita. And yes, it was their idea. "

" I make a lot of soups and stews at home, and I always have fresh bread with it. "

" I started dancing almost before I could walk. "

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

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

" I'm proud of me. "

" I think Jennifer Lopez is a phenom. And as far as I'm concerned, she's really a very smart businesswoman. "

" Elvis was really sweet and kind of bashful, but he didn't have a whole lot to say. "

" 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 am a very positive and optimistic person. "

" I loved being in the film called 'Carnal Knowledge' - the one with Jack Nicholson, which was very dark but a really brilliant movie. I loved being in 'The Ritz.' 'The Ritz' I think is just hilarious. I just saw it again recently and by God, it's still funny! "

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

" When was the last time you saw a musical about people at war with each other? "

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

" You can wish to have an Oscar someday or some other award, but Life Achievement? You don't see yourself that way. "

" My video has a lot to do with the inside of a woman. Usually, exercise videos refer to exteriors only. They never talk to a woman where she lives - in her heart and soul. I do that at the beginning and end of mine. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Maybe Elvis was inhibited by inbred religious prohibitions or an Oedipal complex, or maybe he simply preferred the thrill of a denied release. Whatever put the brakes on the famous pelvis, it ground to a halt at a certain point, and that was it. "