146 Quotes by Rita Moreno

When I was nominated for the Oscar, I was absolutely positive that Judy Garland would win for 'Judgment at Nuremberg,' and then they call my name, and I was absolutely paralyzed. And I remember walking down to the stage and saying to myself, 'Don't run. It's not dignified.'

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

I was determined that with perseverance and faith, at some point, someone would say, 'This girl has talent,' and would cast me in something meaningful.

When you engage your brain, it just keeps getting fatter and richer and wonderful.

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

If you can find a way your character moves, you know more about your character than you'd ever dream.

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

Beyonce moves a lot. She's astonishing, dances and sings at the same time. She is buff.

No one's going to tell me how to make my own choices. For too many years, everybody told me what to say and what to do and how to be.