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21 quotes by Chita Rivera

External audio You may watch "Chita Rivera" perform on YouTube Chita Rivera (born January 23, 1933) is an American actress, dancer, and singer best known for her roles in musical theatre. She is the first Hispanic woman and the first Latino American to receive a Kennedy Center Honors award (December 2002). She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009.
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I'm not comfortable with just me, me, me. That's boring.

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My hairdresser and I found ourselves shopping at Bloomingdale's with nothing to do for days.

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You take a plug and put it in a socket, and that's what the theatre is-it lights up right away. You speak, and they respond immediately.

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Beauty is not everything!

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After about 15 minutes, you feel that you're winning them over.

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I can tell you where my Tonys are. They're in a beautiful place in my living room, in a glass cabinet.

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I was busy welcoming a new experience. I had never done a movie before.

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It's communication - that's what theatre is all about.

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Theatre is immediate gratification.

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We're going to Puerto Rico, where we're gonna close. And we're so excited, we can't see straight.

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I have to make this love affair believable enough. It's very European.

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We were taking collections for people with AIDS in New York around Easter.

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I have been very lucky, I have only had one bad experience.

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