Any character who had dark skin, I got all those parts. I could play a Polynesian, East Indian princess, whatever. - Rita Moreno

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Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.

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When I was a little girl, there was no Variety Latino. When I was a little girl, there was no nothing. There were very few roles for people like myself. - Rita Moreno

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I live in the moment. The moment is the most important thing. That's my entire philosophy: Make the best of the good moments. - Rita Moreno

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Today is a new beginning, a chance to turn over a new leaf and start fresh. Embrace it with a positive attitude and a smile on your face.

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I grew up as a child who felt she was very inferior to everyone else. - Rita Moreno

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I'm not afraid of color. I like color. - Rita Moreno

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Lupe Velez was way before me; Dolores Del Rio was way before me, so I had no one. So the only one I could think of that I identified with was this gorgeous creature named Elizabeth Taylor, so she became my role model. - Rita Moreno

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It was actually Peter's idea that I should make the film. He called me in the very beginning, and I hadn't even read the book. So I read it and I liked it very much and I knew I'd certainly like to do it. - Bille August -

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A book should be an axe to chop open the frozen sea inside us.

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