Rita Moreno Quotes

Bigger than life is not difficult for me. I am bigger than life.
The reason there weren't any, I am surmising, is that a lot of Latin kids, Latino kids, in those days didn't have the money to take those kind of classes.
Then there's the story of ill-fated love. It's universal.
They made me use an accent, which I wasn't thrilled about because a lot of us, obviously, don't have them.
This is my idea of heaven, coming home and watching the news.
When was the last time you saw a musical about people at war with each other?
A friend of my mother's, Irene Lopez, was a Spanish dancer. She saw me bopping around the room and said to my mother, 'Rosita might have talent. Can I take her to my dance teacher?' There was no thought of a career at that time, but I knew I loved the attention, and that's so much a part of being a performer.
A lot of young Latino actors have said to me, 'Why can't we get an Oscar? Why can't we be nominated?' And the terrible truth is that if you don't get the right parts, you're not going to be. Are you going to get an Oscar nomination for one of those Judd Apatow movies? Not likely, no matter what nationality you are.
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.
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.
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.
All my life, I faced sexism and racism and then, when I hit 40, ageism.
'America' took at least five days of actual filming.
Any character who had dark skin, I got all those parts. I could play a Polynesian, East Indian princess, whatever.
Arrogance - I have very little tolerance for that.
Being in service and being involved in something that is greater than you is what makes a person complete and whole. The very first thing I ever did in terms of activism was for an anti-atom bomb rally.
Being the house ethnic was destroying my life and my sense of myself, because I had been consigned to play every dusky maiden you have ever seen in your life in movies.
Beyonce moves a lot. She's astonishing, dances and sings at the same time. She is buff.
Certain roles for older women are aimed at certain older actresses - I'm not one of those. I've been offered any number of Puerto Rican grandmas that I've turned down.
Doing 'Life Without Makeup' onstage is what inspired me to do a book in the first place.
123456next›last»
Total Records : 132

Related Books

Author Profile

Votes :
Rating :
AuthorName
Rita Moreno
Profession
Actress
BirthDate
11 December, 1931
View Profile

Share to your friends..

Related Author

Adria Arjona Chita Rivera Joyce Giraud Rita Moreno
view more

Popular Topics

Attitude Death Inspirational Life Love Motivational Nature Positive