1. People
    2.  › 
  2. Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno photo

Rita Moreno Quotes

Total quotes: 15
“The United States is still a land for dreamers. I pray it will always welcome people from all over the world and that our diversity will increase. More spice in the stew!”
— Rita Moreno, Rita Moreno Talks About Her Career, Hispanic Heritage
Tagged: Melting Pot, America, nation of immigrants, American Dream, Diversity
“I’m a very emotional person anyway. I’m not an 85-year-old Puerto Rican female for nothing.”
— Rita Moreno, Rita Moreno Aims to Hit the Right Accent on ‘One Day at a Time’
Tagged: Emotional, Puerto Rican Female
“Penelope: You and your brother are of different shades.

Lydia: Yes, Papito is a beautiful caramel, and you are... Wonder Bread.”
— Lydia Riera, One Day at a Time, Season 2: The Turn
Tagged: shades, Race, Color, Beautiful, Metaphor Examples
“I’m going to spoon you.”
— Lydia Riera, One Day at a Time, Season 1: This Is It
Tagged: Cuddle, Spoon
“I'm still advocating ... I'm going to press for the vote — the Latino vote — when the time comes, because I think it's going to make a great difference. I think we just have to make the people believe that their vote does make a difference.”
— Rita Moreno, Rita Moreno To 'My Gente': Be Proud Of Who You Are, And Don't Give Up
Tagged: Melting Pot, America, nation of immigrants, American Dream, Diversity, Latino Vote
“Leslie and Lydia, Leslie and Lydia, we're just good friends!”
— Lydia Riera, One Day at a Time, Season 1: Viva Cuba
Tagged: Good Friends, Relationship
“The condiment or the dance? I am equipped for both.”
— Lydia Riera, One Day at a Time, Season 1: Bobos and Mamitas
Tagged: condiment, dance, ready for both
“It’s insane. And it’s absolutely obscene what has happened to that poor, beleaguered island. And I absolutely believe with all of my heart that the governor could have done a whole lot better. I’m not just speaking of the president; I’m speaking of the governor. And believe me, a lot of people feel similarly.”
— Rita Moreno, Rita Moreno on One Day At A Time, diving into dance for West Side Story, and getting gritty for Oz
Tagged: Latina Actresses, Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico
“Jesus and Santa were cousins, everybody knows this!”
— Lydia Riera, One Day at a Time, Season 1: No Mass
Tagged: jesus, santa, cousins, Knowledge
“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 talking. And keep complaining, and just don't ever — don't give up. That's always been my motto anyway. My motto has always been 'persevere' — perseverancia. And that's what we need to do.”
— Rita Moreno, Rita Moreno To 'My Gente': Be Proud Of Who You Are, And Don't Give Up
Tagged: Melting Pot, Diversity, Latino Vote, oscars, Latina Actresses, perseverance, Don't Give Up
“Here's the thing: If it's going to be a contemporary version of West Side Story, you're going to have to have rap and if you're going to have rap, what does that do to the songs? Do they use the songs? Do they not use the songs? And what in fact if you do rap are you going to do about the dances? Because the choreography has to change, too.”
— Rita Moreno, Rita Moreno On Becoming Netflix's Sassy 'Abuelita'
Tagged: Latina Actresses, West Side Story, Rap
“It’s wonderful. As you know, she’s shameless. She’ll flirt with anyone and anything, and that includes a fence post. [Laughs] And I love it! Everything I love about playing her is a negative. She’s vain, she tends to be loud sometimes, she’s opinionated, she’s rude to her young granddaughter. Everything about her that I adore playing is not nice, but I just love playing her.”
— Rita Moreno, Rita Moreno on One Day At A Time, diving into dance for West Side Story, and getting gritty for Oz
Tagged: Latina Actresses, One Day At A Time, Flirting, Shameless
“Since its very genesis, this country has been an incubator for dreamers, especially hopeful immigrants. As far back as I can remember, I wanted to be a performer, to make it in show business. And when I was cast as Anita in the 1961 film version of West Side Story — a major production — I knew the American dream could happen for people like me. ”
— Rita Moreno, Rita Moreno Talks About Her Career, Hispanic Heritage
Tagged: Melting Pot, Puerto Rico, Cuba, America, Hispanics, nation of immigrants, West Side Story, American Dream
“I had won two major awards for West Side Story — I had won the Oscar and a Golden Globe — and fully believing that I was going to get a lot of work from then on and everything was going to be just rosy. And the opposite happened — I couldn't get a job to save my life. There were a few offers, but the offers that were offered were minor movies with gangs.”
— Rita Moreno, Rita Moreno To 'My Gente': Be Proud Of Who You Are, And Don't Give Up
Tagged: Melting Pot, Diversity, Latino Vote, oscars, Latina Actresses
“It’s thrilling to be part of this wonderful country, this melting pot, and being Latina — well, consider me spice in the stew. This is America, the USA, my country, warts and all, and still the best country in the world. From Puerto Rico, Cuba or anywhere else in Latin America, Hispanics are woven into the fabric of this nation. Our food, family values, music and passion are threads in its tapestry.”
— Rita Moreno, Rita Moreno Talks About Her Career, Hispanic Heritage
Tagged: Melting Pot, Puerto Rico, Cuba, America, Hispanics
loading next page...