Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
The spirit of dance is an amazing thing. When the body and the spirit meet, it's a good thing.
Chita Rivera
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Chita Rivera
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: January 23
Actress
Dancer
Film Actor
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Washington
District of Columbia
Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero
Thing
Good
Amazing
Dance
Meet
Spirit
Body
More quotes by Chita Rivera
I never like the way I look. I don't. I never look at myself.
Chita Rivera
San Francisco has just blown us all away. I also understand Angels in America didn't do well there.
Chita Rivera
It's communication - that's what theatre is all about.
Chita Rivera
Beauty is not everything!
Chita Rivera
Looking back doesn't have to be painful.
Chita Rivera
I really never felt any tremendous aggravation or separation.
Chita Rivera
You can feel whether an audience is tightened up and pulled back. Of course the opposite is an audience like we've been having in LA, which is fabulous.
Chita Rivera
I am young in my energy because I really still believe that we can share who we are, and we can wipe off on each other. I see this huge tapestry when we're born, and this red blob that's your soul or your heart.
Chita Rivera
I love the theater because the theater is alive. The audience is right there.
Chita Rivera
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.
Chita Rivera
For some of us, the Gypsy years can go on forever ... That isn't such a bad thing. When all is said and done, they're a lot of fun. The truth is, I liked being a Gypsy. It's who I was. And it's still a lot of who I am. Gypsy, it's a good word.
Chita Rivera
After about 15 minutes, you feel that you're winning them over.
Chita Rivera
I love life. I love the live theater.
Chita Rivera
You take a plug and put it in a socket, and that's what the theatre is-it lights up right away. You speak, and they respond immediately.
Chita Rivera
I can tell you where my Tonys are. They're in a beautiful place in my living room, in a glass cabinet.
Chita Rivera
Many of the shows I danced in don't exist on film, but they do exist in the memories of those who were in the theater for that single moment in time. And nothing can replace that.
Chita Rivera
I never feel as though I'm ever, ever alone.
Chita Rivera
I have always loved a challenge.
Chita Rivera
My neighborhood was a great neighborhood it was filled with all sorts of ethnic groups and things. So I grew up thinking I was a human being.
Chita Rivera
I do believe that separation can be a bit damaging at times. To be happy about yourself and your culture and all of that is necessary and fulfilling, but the whole tapestry is what's important.
Chita Rivera
