Rosie Perez

“As far as a Latin explosion, I'm sorry, I'm the only Latino who's going to say it, but there is no Latin explosion. I'm sorry. Four or five top box office people do not make it an explosion, and it's disgusting to me that people will perceive it that way.”

“I started lying about my age when I was 18 to be older. When I turned 21, I started lying that I was 18. It's a weakness in me.”

“Puerto Ricans are United States citizens, and I think that the issue of statehood or independence needs to be addressed and needs to be resolved.”

“I had a ball on 'Soul Train.'”

“With 'Soul Train,' it was the first time I was on television. And I just couldn't believe it.”

“I didn't appreciate Brooklyn until I left it.”

“You have to believe in yourself. You need to have the audacity to be great.”

“I don't watch TV series, but I watched 'Friday Night Lights' because I'm a sports head.”

“I have great hair because I take a lot of vitamins.”

“If we can't look at the good, bad and ugly of who we are, we are never going to progress as people - ever.”

“I'm a lucky gal.”

“In my circle of friends, I've always been loud and funny and talkative. But as soon as I step out of that circle, I get very quiet and introspective. I don't want the spotlight on me.”

“In movies, you shoot out of sequence, so the issue of reality is really taken out of it.”

“I don't call myself Latin, I call myself Puerto Rican.”

“I like the cold weather better than the hot weather.”

“You can learn steps, but you cannot learn how to boogie.”

“In Broadway, we do love jazz hands.”

“I used to get recognized quite often as being a 'Soul Train' dancer. Quite often, which was great at times but sometimes was not so great. Especially, back at college, it was not so great. It was pretty tough.”

“I get bored in Hollywood.”

“I am a positive person. I never think of the glass as half empty. I just keep pushing forward.”