Rita Moreno

I would say, all right, I'll call my agent and it'll be hideous because he will scream at me. We worked so hard to get that fucking part. I mean, I tested and tested and all kinds of stuff. I went through hell to get it. And I thought... I was scared to death that he would talk me into doing it anyway. Did you tell anybody you had a problem with that line? No. No, no, no.

I would say, all right, I'll call my agent and it'll be hideous because he will scream at me. We worked so hard to get that fucking part. I mean, I tested and tested and all kinds of stuff. I went through hell to get it. And I thought... I was scared to death that he would talk me into doing it anyway. Did you tell anybody you had a problem with that line? No. No, no, no.

I didn't know what to do. It didn't occur to me. So what happened? I'll tell you. The day before I had designated the day that I was going to call the agent, the next day... I got a delivery at my door of the new script of West Side Story because the changes had been made. They had to because this was meant for theater. Now this was the movie script. Yes.

I didn't know what to do. It didn't occur to me. So what happened? I'll tell you. The day before I had designated the day that I was going to call the agent, the next day... I got a delivery at my door of the new script of West Side Story because the changes had been made. They had to because this was meant for theater. Now this was the movie script. Yes.

And I went through the pages until I got to America where they had the lyrics. And it said, Puerto Rico, my heart's devotion. Let it sink back in the ocean. That I could deal with. Because it's a character who says, I don't want to go back to that country. But she's not saying you ugly island, island of tropic diseases.

And I went through the pages until I got to America where they had the lyrics. And it said, Puerto Rico, my heart's devotion. Let it sink back in the ocean. That I could deal with. Because it's a character who says, I don't want to go back to that country. But she's not saying you ugly island, island of tropic diseases.

I mean, I'm actually surprised that I was then that Sondheim would write a lyric like that. Anyway, that solved that problem. Wow. And I said to my, I called my agent the next day. I'll say, I have a story to tell you. And when he heard that I was thinking of, he said, you're kidding me. I said, of course not. Do you think I could really do that to my people? Wow. And he said, no, I understand.

I mean, I'm actually surprised that I was then that Sondheim would write a lyric like that. Anyway, that solved that problem. Wow. And I said to my, I called my agent the next day. I'll say, I have a story to tell you. And when he heard that I was thinking of, he said, you're kidding me. I said, of course not. Do you think I could really do that to my people? Wow. And he said, no, I understand.

I said, I don't think you do, but never mind.

I said, I don't think you do, but never mind.

And by Harry Cohen. He was the head of Columbia, and he was there at that party. And the very first thing that came out of his mouth when I was introduced to him was, I'd like to fuck you. To that day, I had never heard anyone use that word. I'd heard the word. I wasn't, you know, that innocent. But I was in shock. And you know what I did? I giggled. I didn't know what to do.

And by Harry Cohen. He was the head of Columbia, and he was there at that party. And the very first thing that came out of his mouth when I was introduced to him was, I'd like to fuck you. To that day, I had never heard anyone use that word. I'd heard the word. I wasn't, you know, that innocent. But I was in shock. And you know what I did? I giggled. I didn't know what to do.

Why don't you go fuck yourself?

Why don't you go fuck yourself?

Absolutely. I mean, no qualms. But in other words, there's no giggling now. Oh, not at all. It's just disgraceful.

Absolutely. I mean, no qualms. But in other words, there's no giggling now. Oh, not at all. It's just disgraceful.

That's what's so weird. You take on that too. They're the ones who should be ashamed. But no, it's the opposite happens. Right.

That's what's so weird. You take on that too. They're the ones who should be ashamed. But no, it's the opposite happens. Right.

I'm glad you're asking me this.

I'm glad you're asking me this.