Chita Rivera
Chita Rivera
Chita Riverais 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. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009...
NationalityPuerto Rican
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth23 January 1933
Chita Rivera quotes about
looks way
I never like the way I look. I don't. I never look at myself.
kids feel-good focus
It's important that the kids stay busy. It's important that they have something to focus on, and something that they feel good about.
aggravation separation felt
I really never felt any tremendous aggravation or separation.
challenges
I have always loved a challenge.
love-life i-love-life theater
I love life. I love the live theater.
laughing joy joy-of-life
I love to laugh, I love the joy of life, and I love sharing it.
alive theater audience
I love the theater because the theater is alive. The audience is right there.
feels
I never feel as though I'm ever, ever alone.
doe happy-endings
A lot of Americans like happy endings, but life does not necessarily have a happy ending.
thinking people audience
American audiences are affected by what the English people think.
generations stills popping
You know I've got a generator that's still popping.
beautiful glasses rooms
I can tell you where my Tonys are. They're in a beautiful place in my living room, in a glass cabinet.
angel america san-francisco
San Francisco has just blown us all away. I also understand Angels in America didn't do well there.
europe affair enough
I have to make this love affair believable enough. It's very European.