Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno
Rita Dolores Morenois a Puerto Rican-American actress and singer. Her career has spanned over 70 years; among her notable acting work are supporting roles in the musical films The King and I and West Side Story, as well as a 1971–77 stint on the children's television series The Electric Company, and a supporting role on the 1997-2003 TV drama Oz...
NationalityPuerto Rican
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth11 December 1931
CityHumacao, PR
dances driven forward last saw time
When was the last time you saw a story being driven forward by dances and songs?
musical people saw time war
When was the last time you saw a musical about people at war with each other?
lying thinking ideas
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.
prime
I'm 81 and I'm in the prime of my life.
people mets joyous
I'm one of the most joyous people I've ever met.
perseverance names people
My middle name really is perseverance. I've always believed that I had talent, even when I felt like a very inferior sort of person, which I spent a lot of time living my life feeling that I wasn't worthy. But even then I knew that I had something special, and maybe that's what it takes. Maybe people need to have that kind of particular core driving them. But I felt I had talent.
attitude numbers people
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.
bigger-than-life life-is bigger
Bigger than life is not difficult for me. I am bigger than life.
special oscars performances
You can't, or you shouldn't, be nominated for an Oscar unless you've turned in a performance that's special.
retirement dna
Retirement is just not in my DNA.
home ideas heaven
This is my idea of heaven, coming home and watching the news.
art people endure
It is through art that we will prevail and we will endure. It lives on after us and defines us as people.