I was a Spanish dancer. I don't mean to put that down, because that was great, too, but nothing like the kind… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
Elvis was really sweet and kind of bashful, but he didn't have a whole lot to say. — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
I played a Siamese girl from Thailand. I played an Arabian girl. I did a lot of American Indians. I never, ever… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
My middle name really is perseverance. I've always believed that I had talent, even when I felt like a very inferior sort… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
The reason there weren't any, I am surmising, is that a lot of Latin kids, Latino kids, in those days didn't have… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
When was the last time you saw a musical about people at war with each other? — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
Being in service and being involved in something that is greater than you is what makes a person complete and whole. The very first… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
As you get older one tends to develop what I call a wobble. I would rather eat glass than let that happen to my… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
They made me use an accent, which I wasn't thrilled about because a lot of us, obviously, don't have them. — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
All my life, I faced sexism and racism and then, when I hit 40, ageism. — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
You see a script, and you say, 'Oh, I can play the heck out of that,' talk to your agent, and he says they… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
Los Angles is not my favorite city. Well, I shouldn't say that... I love to visit it, on a temporary basis. It's just such… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
