Raquel Welch

“I'm a hard worker, very driven, and have never expected anything to come easily. My yoga, a great rejuvenator, helped me to live down my image - this sex symbol thing. It helps me connect wi...”

“I'd taken the bull by the horns by liberating myself and creating a career. It took guts - it was scary and chancy - but they discounted me as empty-headed: some little piece of fluff withou...”

“Latinos are here to stay. As citizen Raquel, I'm proud to be Latina.”

“My family was very conservative, and I had a traditional upbringing. I was not brought up to be a sex symbol, nor is it in my nature to be one. The fact that I became one is probably the lov...”

“I think it'd be wonderful if we could train young girls to be active in lots of ways and that they then wouldn't have to age at the same rate that they would if they were not more active. In...”

“In school, nobody could pronounce my name. They just called me Rocky.”

“We try to do too many things that used to be in the men's domain, and we try to do them like men's. I'm a prude - I guess you can tell that - but I think, 'Why would you do that?'”

“Turning 60 was not a happy time. I didn't think 'I'm falling apart,' but I did re-examine my priorities.”

“I couldn't stand that my husband was being unfaithful. I am Raquel Welch - understand?”