The person who does that role better than anyone else is the person who should get that role, regardless of their background or heritage. — Chita Rivera Copy Share Image
For some of us, the Gypsy years can go on forever ... That isn't such a bad thing. When all is said and done,… — Chita Rivera Copy Share
It's important that the kids stay busy. It's important that they have something to focus on, and something that they feel good about. — Chita Rivera Copy Share
The spirit of dance is an amazing thing. When the body and the spirit meet, it's a good thing. — Chita Rivera Copy Share
Redheads have a lightness, a craziness, a kookiness. Think of Lucille Ball. — Chita Rivera Copy Share
I was from Washington, D.C., and then I came to New York and got the scholarship for the ballet. — Chita Rivera Copy Share
Mother loved dance so much that she thought (ballerina) Margot Fonteyn should be the president. — Chita Rivera Copy Share
I just broke up all the furniture in the house. My mother had to get rid of me. So she put me in dance… — Chita Rivera Copy Share
