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

You see a script, and you say, 'Oh, I can play the heck out of that,' talk to your agent, and he says they don't want to see you. That's heartbreaking.

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Actors very often are people who think it's always about 'me,' and I can see why! No one else is going to support you or say, 'Gosh, I'm sorry about that,' or, 'Here, let me give you a job.' It doesn't happen that way. You can see why performers get very self-absorbed.

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My grandkids are everything to me. For me, family is all!

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

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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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My idol when I was a kid was Elizabeth Taylor.

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

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'America' took at least five days of actual filming.

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If you're in a business where Latinos only play Indian maidens and what I call 'Conchita Lolita' parts - the little fiery spitfires - you do what you have to do.

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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 hilarious. I just saw it again recently and by God, it's still funny!

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

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I was not treated like a serious young actress, and that was very hard. It sent me into psychotherapy, which is one of the smartest things I ever did. It taught me that I had to find value in myself.

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I'm so damn lucky to still be here at 85. If I get a hangnail, I don't dare complain! Life is good. I wake up humming.

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I started dancing almost before I could walk.

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

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

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My voice has many dynamics in it. Like my little body.

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I'm one of those performers who has done just about everything except juggle, and I'm working on that.

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Doing 'The Electric Company' was the most fun ever.

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If I get a hangnail, I don't dare complain! Life is good. I wake up humming.

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The part of my personality that most irritated my husband, some of our big, big disagreements were when I got what he called 'showbiz.' He meant flamboyant or raucous.

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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 moving.

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I'm one of the happiest people I know. I truly am. And it's genuine.

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I - my experience was really no different from any other immigrant that came to this country. It was rough.

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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.

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I never had an easy time making friends in the past, for many reasons. I didn't go into therapy for nothing.

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I have stamina, and I have energy.

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I was always typecast as a Latina.

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Oh, I think Scarlett Johansson is a terrific actress. I think she's just marvelous.

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I am able to get up and dust myself off and keep moving forward. I'm very stubborn.

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Smell the roses. Smell the coffee. Whatever it is that makes you happy.

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

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I made a lot of mistakes.

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I first became aware of Gina Rodriguez when she was just starting out starring on 'Jane the Virgin,' and a friend sent me an article in which she mentioned me.

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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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I don't want to miss out on my grandchildren and my daughter, and doing Broadway would do just that.

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