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Doing 'Life Without Makeup' o...

Doing 'Life Without Makeup' onstage is what inspired me to do a book in the first place.

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I just love details; I love t...

I just love details; I love trying to make the reader smell what I was smelling at the time and see what I was seeing. Textures, too - all that kind of stuff is probably my strong suit as far as my writing goes, I would say.

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The wonderful thing about cab...

The wonderful thing about cabaret is, you can do a lot of things you can't do in a concert. You can't do smoky ballads for 50 minutes in a concert. It's a different animal.

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I first became aware of Gina ...

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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A friend of my mother's, Iren...

A friend of my mother's, Irene Lopez, was a Spanish dancer. She saw me bopping around the room and said to my mother, 'Rosita might have talent. Can I take her to my dance teacher?' There was no thought of a career at that time, but I knew I loved the attention, and that's so much a part of being a performer.

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When I was a little girl, the...

When I was a little girl, there was no Variety Latino. When I was a little girl, there was no nothing. There were very few roles for people like myself.

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I watch 'Singin' in the Rain'...

I watch 'Singin' in the Rain' at least once a year with my grandchildren, and they just adore it.

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You can't, or you shouldn't, ...

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 think lying is a bad idea. ...

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

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I started dancing almost befo...

I started dancing almost before I could walk.

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I've always believed that I h...

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.

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Any character who had dark sk...

Any character who had dark skin, I got all those parts. I could play a Polynesian, East Indian princess, whatever.

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I think it's important to be ...

I think it's important to be reminded that that's what this country is comprised of - people from other countries.

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Women over 30 are usually som...

Women over 30 are usually somebody's mother in a 'Porky's' movie, being silly and being ridiculed. There's just not a whole lot for them to do. It's just coffee-pouring on a bigger scale.

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My idol when I was a kid was ...

My idol when I was a kid was Elizabeth Taylor.

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If you're in a business where...

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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My best work happened on the ...

My best work happened on the stage.

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You can wish to have an Oscar...

You can wish to have an Oscar someday or some other award, but Life Achievement? You don't see yourself that way.

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Maybe it's my age, but I know...

Maybe it's my age, but I know I look good, so I'm not going to look like another person suddenly because I don't have makeup on - same hair, same person.

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I am a very positive and opti...

I am a very positive and optimistic person.

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....