Rosie Perez Quotes

"Certain people who care about me a lot have said 'You don't play the game, and if you don't play the game, you don't get picked for the team all the time."
-Rosie Perez

"They asked me to come in and read for them. My reading was horrible. I laughed through the whole thing. I couldn't get through one scene because the actor they had there was so bad. But then they called and said I got the part. I don't know. It's very strange."
-Rosie Perez

"It feels fantastic to be part of a classic."
-Rosie Perez

"As an actor, you may do things that aren't politically correct. Unless you're an actor who only does things for political reasons. I believe if we don't do the good, bad, and the ugly, we're not going to progress."
-Rosie Perez

"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."
-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."
-Rosie Perez

"Oh, the humor! It's hysterical. And it's smart and goofy at the same time, kind of like a Neil Simon play or a Mel Brooks movie. I read it over and over again, and it changed me in the way of storytelling, seeing things differently."
-Rosie Perez

"Why would someone be so arrogant and smug to think children would only want to learn one language?"
-Rosie Perez