I was not treated like a serious young actress, and that was very hard. It sent me into psychotherapy, which is one… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
It's kind of heartbreaking when I talk about it now, I still get very moved by the lack of opportunities that were… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
When I was a little girl, there was no Variety Latino. When I was a little girl, there was no nothing. There… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
I had a very poor image of myself because I believed too much of the people around me when I was very… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
Being the house ethnic was destroying my life and my sense of myself, because I had been consigned to play every dusky… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
When I was nominated for the Oscar, I was absolutely positive that Judy Garland would win for 'Judgment at Nuremberg,' and then… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
I am able to get up and dust myself off and keep moving forward. I'm very stubborn. — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
I call myself the hardware shelf. There's a lot of awards and honors there. And I have earned that. I didn't ask… — 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