Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch
Raquel Welchis an American actress and singer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth5 September 1940
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
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We try to do too many things that used to be in the men's domain, and we try to do them like men's. I'm a prude - I guess you can tell that - but I think, 'Why would you do that?'
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People used to come knocking on my door saying, 'Your trouble is that you're a sex symbol who doesn't do enough sexy things.' I'd say to myself, 'You think that if you pressure me I'll fold.' But if I did it, all it would mean is that I sold out.
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People do stop me and talk to me about something they saw that they loved. It is very satisfying, but I have my own opinions.
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My father came from a country called Bolivia. He was of Spanish descent. I never went to Bolivia until I was 60 years old, but apparently when he was 17, he had already planned his entire academic curriculum so that he could graduate high school and enter college in the United States. That's how much he wanted to come to this country.
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'My self-esteem,' 'my self-this,' 'my self-that.' Believe me, I've been there - I'm an actress. At one point, you just get nauseous with it and think, 'I have to take my mind off myself!'
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It seemed like a wonderful honor to have the Film Society of Lincoln Center screen 'The Films of Raquel Welch.' It shows a lot of a variety in what they've chosen; it kind of runs the gamut of my film career.
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I knew my mother was - well, her ancestry dated back to John Quincy Adams, so she was totally not Latina. She was definitely whatever you call it - white bread, shall we say?
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When I first came along in the business, they didn't really like the idea of my name being Raquel.
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My father was Bolivian, which makes me half-Bolivian. It's where I got some of my exotic features and certainly my skin tone.
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I take a multivitamin, I take extra C, I take chondroitin and glucosamine for my joints, I take calcium for my bones. And by the way, weight-bearing exercises can help ward off osteoporosis and yoga helps ward off arthritis.
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Without women to nurture in this world, how do - how do men get by? How do children get by? How does society get by at all?
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Turning 60 was not a happy time. I didn't think 'I'm falling apart,' but I did re-examine my priorities.
I'm not imperceptible to masculine charm, but, well, you know, I can flirt.
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I think it'd be wonderful if we could train young girls to be active in lots of ways and that they then wouldn't have to age at the same rate that they would if they were not more active. In other words, more physical fitness and not just the sporty kind, but the yoga, which is really important.