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.

- Rosie Perez

Own it. Just take it and say, 'Yes I will be great, I am going to be great.' Great doesn't mean being a movie star, great doesn't mean having million…

- Rosie Perez

If we can't look at the good, bad and ugly of who we are, we are never going to progress as people - ever.

- Rosie Perez

You know, you may not be born in Puerto Rico, but Puerto Rican is definitely born in you.

- Rosie Perez

You never understand how dear your privacy is until you lose it.

- Rosie Perez

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. …

- Rosie Perez

You can learn steps, but you cannot learn how to boogie.

- Rosie Perez

I am a positive person. I never think of the glass as half empty. I just keep pushing forward.

- Rosie Perez

Women of color: if you're over 40 and you get fat, you will work. But if you're hot and over 40 and a woman of color, they don't know what to do with…

- Rosie Perez