146 Quotes by Rita Moreno

I was a Spanish dancer. I don't mean to put that down, because that was great, too, but nothing like the kind of dancing you had to do in 'West Side Story,' which was called jazz.

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

Most people don't know that dancing auditions, you learn the steps right now.

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

I think lying is a bad idea. Sooner or later, someone's going to catch you.

I played a Siamese girl from Thailand. I played an Arabian girl. I did a lot of American Indians. I never, ever was able to do a part without assuming some kind of accent.

When I was girl, you could still get certain jobs if you didn't have a diploma.

Is there a grandmother that isn't spunky on television? Is there such a creature?

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.