Rita Moreno

“When I was in my teens and into my early 20s, I had acne. I used to get those big purple jobs, but not a lot of them, thank goodness, because you really couldn't see them in the films that I...”

“All my life, I faced sexism and racism and then, when I hit 40, ageism.”

“My first American experience was in the harbor of New York City when I saw that amazing big, tall lady. I remember thinking, 'Oh my goodness, a lady runs this country.'”

“I played a Siamese girl from Thailand. I played an Arabian girl. I did a lot of American Indians. I never, ever was able to do a part without assuming some kind of accent.”

“If you saw me in 'The King and I,' I had that angelic, virginal face.”

“I have played Polynesian. I have played an Arabian girl. I played an East Indian girl. And what was so confusing about that, which I mention in my book, is that I assumed I had to have an ac...”

“I think lying is a bad idea. Sooner or later, someone's going to catch you.”

“The wonderful thing about cabaret is, you can do a lot of things you can't do in a concert. You can't do smoky ballads for 50 minutes in a concert. It's a different animal.”

“Elvis was really sweet and kind of bashful, but he didn't have a whole lot to say.”

“Women over 30 are usually somebody's mother in a 'Porky's' movie, being silly and being ridiculed. There's just not a whole lot for them to do. It's just coffee-pouring on a bigger scale.”

“I've been neurotic in my life; I've had neurotic relationships with men. What else is new? But you really have to learn to be resilient - able to bounce back, pick yourself up, and just keep...”

“Maybe Elvis was inhibited by inbred religious prohibitions or an Oedipal complex, or maybe he simply preferred the thrill of a denied release. Whatever put the brakes on the famous pelvis, i...”

“Beyonce moves a lot. She's astonishing, dances and sings at the same time. She is buff.”

“I wore so much rubber when I was at MGM, I bumped into the wall once, and I ricocheted.”

“I think Jennifer Lopez is a phenom. And as far as I'm concerned, she's really a very smart businesswoman.”

“I loved being in the film called 'Carnal Knowledge' - the one with Jack Nicholson, which was very dark but a really brilliant movie. I loved being in 'The Ritz.' 'The Ritz' I think is just h...”

“This is my idea of heaven, coming home and watching the news.”

“Elvis was a sweet darling, shy fellow, but he was really boring.”

“'Revolutionary Road' with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet absolutely destroys me. They were both so wonderful in it.”

“When I was nominated for the Oscar, I was absolutely positive that Judy Garland would win for 'Judgment at Nuremberg,' and then they call my name, and I was absolutely paralyzed. And I remem...”