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
I didn't appreciate Brooklyn until I left 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.
You never understand how dear your privacy is until you lose it.
You can learn steps, but you cannot learn how to boogie.
I think I just have this need to be a storyteller. That's why I wasn't a great dancer - I couldn't articulate a story. I was a better choreographer. I have the need to to just express myself in that way. I can't explain it.
Sometimes when you win, you really lose. And sometimes when you lose, you really win. And sometimes when you win or lose, you actually tie. And sometimes when you tie, you actually win or lose. Winning or losing is all one organic mechanism, from which one extracts what one needs.
Face dance means you don't know what the hell the rest of your body was doing but your face is fierce. That's face dancing.