Chita Rivera Quotes

I'd like to get the word out there, the word has to be spread.

I've played American, Italian, Greek, French. I've been really lucky that way.

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

I'm not comfortable with just me, me, me. That's boring.

Theatre is immediate gratification.

San Francisco has just blown us all away. I also understand Angels in America didn't do well there.

I never like the way I look. I don't. I never look at myself.

A lot of Americans like happy endings, but life does not necessarily have a happy ending.

I'm an old-fashioned girl.

Southern California, they have been amazing. They're totally with us.

You know I've got a generator that's still popping.

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

Mother loved dance so much that she thought (ballerina) Margot Fonteyn should be the president.

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

I do believe that separation can be a bit damaging at times. To be happy about yourself and your culture and all of that is necessary and fulfilling, but the whole tapestry is what's important.

Looking back doesn't have to be painful.

For some of us, the Gypsy years can go on forever ... That isn't such a bad thing. When all is said and done, they're a lot of fun. The truth is, I liked being a Gypsy. It's who I was. And it's still a lot of who I am. Gypsy, it's a good word.

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

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

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

I have a blessed life. I really do. I have a great family, a great daughter, I love life, I love living, I love people. I love all the blessings that God's given me.

American audiences are affected by what the English people think.

Many of the shows I danced in don't exist on film, but they do exist in the memories of those who were in the theater for that single moment in time. And nothing can replace that.

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