Chita Rivera

After about 15 minutes, you feel that you're winning them over. ”

Mother never said to me, 'Stay out of trouble.' She didn't have to! ”

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. ”

It's communication - that's what theatre is all about. ”

I have to make this love affair believable enough. It's very European. ”

I've never been bored in live theater. ”

I'm very competitive. I do like to win. ”

I have a very young outlook. ”

Outside of my own home, England is my second home. ”

Somebody told me once I wasn't Latin enough, and that made me laugh. ”