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
A lot of women feel ashamed to be weak.
In movies, you shoot out of sequence, so the issue of reality is really taken out of it
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.
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.
I don't call myself Latin, I call myself Puerto Rican.
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.
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.
I am a positive person. I never think of the glass as half empty. I just keep pushing forward.
We all like indie directors - heck, I even married one... but we're divorced now.
If we can't look at the good, bad and ugly of who we are, we are never going to progress as people - ever.
I was very willing to take on controversial roles that people didn't really want to look at.
I want to be in shape.
I started lying about my age when I was 18 to be older. When I turned 21, I started lying that I was 18. It's a weakness in me.
I get bored in Hollywood.