Rosie Perez
Rosie Perez
Rosa Maria "Rosie" Perez is an American actress, community activist, talk show host, author, dancer, and choreographer. Her film breakthrough was in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing, which she followed with White Men Can't Jump. Among many honors, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Fearless. She was also nominated for three Emmy Awards for her work as a choreographer on In Living Color. In 2007, Perez starred on Broadway as...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth6 September 1964
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
The racism, the sexism, I never let it be my problem. It's their problem. If I see a door comin' my way, I'm knockin' it down. And if I can't knock down the door, I'm sliding through the window. I'll never let it stop me from what I wanna do.
In movies, you shoot out of sequence, so the issue of reality is really taken out of it
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.
I am a positive person. I never think of the glass as half empty. I just keep pushing forward.
You know, you may not be born in Puerto Rico, but Puerto Rican is definitely born in you.
I don't call myself Latin, I call myself Puerto Rican.
In movies, you have a production assistant carrying your chair around and getting you coffee. In theater, no one carries your chair, no one gets you your coffee, there's no craft service, there's no per diem. The only thing that is provided for you is coffee, tea, sugar and milk. It doesn't matter how big a star you are or whatever.
If I see a door comin' my way, I'm knockin' it down. And if I can't knock down the door, I'm sliding through the window.
I have a great career, and no matter what I am doing, a big blockbuster movie... or my small documentary, David Letterman will call and say I would like you to sit on my couch.
A lot of women feel ashamed to be weak.
I didn't appreciate Brooklyn until I left it.
I get bored in Hollywood.