"It got me roles. And you know, for a while, that was wonderful — I was in the movies. But after a while I began to un…"

"If you have been traumatised from the time you were a child to believe you were a ‘spic’, that you were a garlic-mout…"

"I think that some people are genetically just strong. I really believe that my mom was like that. On the other hand, …"

"I was told I was crying all the time I was unconscious…It wasn’t done for drama, that’s for sure. What I really wante…"

"What I say to my gente [people] is to hang on, and to remember who they are, be proud of who they are, and keep talki…"

"I think part of the reason is because, unlike the black community, we don’t mainly come from America. We come from al…"

"You are perceiving that Rita Moreno I presented to the world. What was I gonna do, say: ‘Really, I’m a weak person’? …"

"I've always had this image of this strong, sprightly person who is undaunted by anything; on the contrary, I was one …"

"It was my choice, because I was being offered such crappy stuff. I was only offered gang movies on a way lesser scale…"

"I have a great sense of humor about aging, and I think I’m one of the funniest people I know when it comes to aging, …"