American - Actress | September 6, 1964 -
We all like indie directors - heck, I even married one... but we're divorced now.
Rosie Perez
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I don't call myself Latin, I call myself Puerto Rican.
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I was very willing to take on controversial roles that people didn't really want to look at.
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I did not try to conform to anybody's ideal of what a Latin celebrity or movie star should be. I took a lot of hits for it.
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I think I just have this need to be a storyteller. That's why I wasn't a great dancer - I couldn't articulate a story. I was a better choreographer. I have the need to to just express myself in that way. I can't explain it.
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I see explicit covers on magazines, and they're getting even more explicit, and it's like, Are women being empowered, or is this just what sells magazines? Are they feeling pressured, or have they really come into themselves and are saying, 'I am woman, hear me roar?'
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I want to be in shape.
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A lot of women feel ashamed to be weak.
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In Broadway, we do love jazz hands.
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I have great hair because I take a lot of vitamins.
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For some reason, I always thought I was special. And for some reason, I always thought that I had a purpose in life: that I was supposed to contribute to the world.
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With 'Soul Train,' it was the first time I was on television. And I just couldn't believe it.
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