Rita Moreno

And the proof of that, because a lot of people didn't believe me. Because I'm one of very few people who knows this story. Nancy Pelosi knows this story. And what happened was that She apparently had heard him do this speech in one of the churches. Right. Of a Sunday. Yes. And when she saw he wasn't going to do that one, she thought, no, no, no, no. He's got to tell them about the dream. Yeah.

And the proof of that, because a lot of people didn't believe me. Because I'm one of very few people who knows this story. Nancy Pelosi knows this story. And what happened was that She apparently had heard him do this speech in one of the churches. Right. Of a Sunday. Yes. And when she saw he wasn't going to do that one, she thought, no, no, no, no. He's got to tell them about the dream. Yeah.

He's got to. I mean, just this gives me such huge goosebumps. Me too. It makes me teary too. Teary. And there's proof that he was not going to do that speech because Because you can look it up in the archives. If you look up the speech, it does not have, I had a dream in it. No shit. No shit.

He's got to. I mean, just this gives me such huge goosebumps. Me too. It makes me teary too. Teary. And there's proof that he was not going to do that speech because Because you can look it up in the archives. If you look up the speech, it does not have, I had a dream in it. No shit. No shit.

I'll tell you what. He was a great pastor because he was also an actor. Right. But that's what made him so spectacular. Yeah, yeah. And I remember when his voice starts to tremble, I had a dream. And people say, yeah, they're going crazy. Yeah. Before he even goes on. Yeah. Everybody's yelling, yes, yes, yes. And my hair was just standing straight up. Sammy Davis was fit to be tied.

I'll tell you what. He was a great pastor because he was also an actor. Right. But that's what made him so spectacular. Yeah, yeah. And I remember when his voice starts to tremble, I had a dream. And people say, yeah, they're going crazy. Yeah. Before he even goes on. Yeah. Everybody's yelling, yes, yes, yes. And my hair was just standing straight up. Sammy Davis was fit to be tied.

He was just crazed with emotion. Everybody was crazy. And every damn time that man said something like that or let his voice tremble because, God, he knew when to do that.

He was just crazed with emotion. Everybody was crazy. And every damn time that man said something like that or let his voice tremble because, God, he knew when to do that.

See, that's acting, too. Yeah. He could read the room, as it were. You're sincere about what you're saying. Yeah. But it also calls for drama. Yeah. And a sense of drama. Yes. And I realized how fortunate I was to have been asked to attend.

See, that's acting, too. Yeah. He could read the room, as it were. You're sincere about what you're saying. Yeah. But it also calls for drama. Yeah. And a sense of drama. Yes. And I realized how fortunate I was to have been asked to attend.

It was Harry Belafonte who wanted some Hollywood people there because, I'm assuming... He wanted Martin to know that there were people in Hollywood who were sincere. And that's why he invited a group of us. Joseph Mankiewicz was there, James Garner. Now, Jimmy Garner was a friend of mine because I had done a bunch of his TV shows as a guest star.

It was Harry Belafonte who wanted some Hollywood people there because, I'm assuming... He wanted Martin to know that there were people in Hollywood who were sincere. And that's why he invited a group of us. Joseph Mankiewicz was there, James Garner. Now, Jimmy Garner was a friend of mine because I had done a bunch of his TV shows as a guest star.

And Jimmy, in the airplane, was guzzling Pepto-Bismol because he had... He had an ulcer, and he was scared to death that he would never work again. James Garner. Wow. So you can imagine how I felt. Wow. I mean, I didn't have that kind of name in a million years. And I was terrified. You were terrified because— I would never work again. Yeah.

And Jimmy, in the airplane, was guzzling Pepto-Bismol because he had... He had an ulcer, and he was scared to death that he would never work again. James Garner. Wow. So you can imagine how I felt. Wow. I mean, I didn't have that kind of name in a million years. And I was terrified. You were terrified because— I would never work again. Yeah.

I learned that it was the only way to function. And I think I was immensely brave for this reason. How afraid you are determines how brave you are, as far as I'm concerned. Oh. So sometimes people do things that I know are brave, but nobody else knows. And I think that person is really courageous. So how frightened you are.

I learned that it was the only way to function. And I think I was immensely brave for this reason. How afraid you are determines how brave you are, as far as I'm concerned. Oh. So sometimes people do things that I know are brave, but nobody else knows. And I think that person is really courageous. So how frightened you are.

like I was, that I would never work again or that people, you know, the press would take advantage of this Puerto Rican. Let's not forget that. That takes courage. I didn't think of it that way then. I just knew that I had an obligation and a responsibility, and that's why I was there. That's why Harry invited me to be one of the people.

like I was, that I would never work again or that people, you know, the press would take advantage of this Puerto Rican. Let's not forget that. That takes courage. I didn't think of it that way then. I just knew that I had an obligation and a responsibility, and that's why I was there. That's why Harry invited me to be one of the people.

Because at that point, just before then, I'd been doing a lot of political stuff. I had just started to get – I had a friend, a girlfriend, a roommate, Phyllis, who was very political. In fact, I believe she was a communist once, no longer. But she became my mentor and my teacher. She politicized me. And we met in group therapy.

Because at that point, just before then, I'd been doing a lot of political stuff. I had just started to get – I had a friend, a girlfriend, a roommate, Phyllis, who was very political. In fact, I believe she was a communist once, no longer. But she became my mentor and my teacher. She politicized me. And we met in group therapy.