Rita Moreno
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Okay, I'll tell you why I think that's sexy. There's something about someone who has a quick wit that makes me feel protected from the outside world. Oh, interesting. And I find that very sexy because they can protect me. Ah, with their wit.
Okay, I'll tell you why I think that's sexy. There's something about someone who has a quick wit that makes me feel protected from the outside world. Oh, interesting. And I find that very sexy because they can protect me. Ah, with their wit.
That's still sexy for me because that's a way of protecting me by just coming up with some funny, hilarious thing that will distract that person who's handing out the poison. Oh, interesting. What's your reason?
That's still sexy for me because that's a way of protecting me by just coming up with some funny, hilarious thing that will distract that person who's handing out the poison. Oh, interesting. What's your reason?
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Oh, boy, I certainly would. What would it be? You have value. No matter what you think, you are special and you have value. Nobody ever said that around me.
Oh, boy, I certainly would. What would it be? You have value. No matter what you think, you are special and you have value. Nobody ever said that around me.
That I originally said no to, you mean? Yeah.
That I originally said no to, you mean? Yeah.
I said yes too often. Let's put it that way. That was my character. Even when I was not happy about saying it, I would say yes. Oh, that's fascinating. And I was very often, you know, that man who raped me that I talk about in the documentary. I ran into him about three years ago. And it turned out that the concert I was doing the following night was booked by him. He's still an agent.
I said yes too often. Let's put it that way. That was my character. Even when I was not happy about saying it, I would say yes. Oh, that's fascinating. And I was very often, you know, that man who raped me that I talk about in the documentary. I ran into him about three years ago. And it turned out that the concert I was doing the following night was booked by him. He's still an agent.
And I kept him as my agent. That's the bad part.
And I kept him as my agent. That's the bad part.
I found out that he had booked me in this concert about three years ago in Palm Springs. And he called me on the phone. And I thought, oh my God, he's still around. And he said, my wife would love to meet you.
I found out that he had booked me in this concert about three years ago in Palm Springs. And he called me on the phone. And I thought, oh my God, he's still around. And he said, my wife would love to meet you.
And I said, I, I don't, I don't. Okay. What's her name? And, uh, he told me her name. He said, let's meet at the such and such restaurant for brunch. And, uh, You won't believe the end of the story. I sit down, I meet his wife, and we talk and all that. She has no idea. None. At one point, she decides she needs to go to the bathroom, excuses herself, and there we are, just the two of us.
And I said, I, I don't, I don't. Okay. What's her name? And, uh, he told me her name. He said, let's meet at the such and such restaurant for brunch. And, uh, You won't believe the end of the story. I sit down, I meet his wife, and we talk and all that. She has no idea. None. At one point, she decides she needs to go to the bathroom, excuses herself, and there we are, just the two of us.
And I said to him, I have to talk to you about something. And he said, but let me say this first. And I said, okay. He said, I was always sorry I didn't make you pregnant. What? Yeah, that's what all my friends say when I tell them this story. And Rita, what? And then what? Well, okay, how do you respond to something like that? How did you respond? How did you?
And I said to him, I have to talk to you about something. And he said, but let me say this first. And I said, okay. He said, I was always sorry I didn't make you pregnant. What? Yeah, that's what all my friends say when I tell them this story. And Rita, what? And then what? Well, okay, how do you respond to something like that? How did you respond? How did you?