Rita Moreno Quotes

#1. Then there's the story of ill-fated love. It's universal.

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#2. This is my idea of heaven, coming home and watching the news.

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#3. You can't, or you shouldn't, be nominated for an Oscar unless you've turned in a performance that's special.

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#4. People tell me I look good these days. I look good because I feel good. I know people who are older than I am who are twenty-five ... It's all about attitude. To me, age is just a number.

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#5. They made me use an accent, which I wasn't thrilled about because a lot of us, obviously, don't have them.

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#6. I deliberately state my age because it keeps me honest. I think lying is a bad idea. Sooner or later, someone's going to catch you.

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#7. Bigger than life is not difficult for me. I am bigger than life.

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#8. Retirement is just
not in my DNA.

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#9. I'm 81 and I'm in the prime of my life.

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#10. When was the last time you saw a musical about people at war with each other?

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#11. 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.

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#12. It is through art that we will prevail and we will endure. It lives on after us and defines us as people.

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#13. I'm one of the most joyous people I've ever met.

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