Rosie Perez
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Fuck your hair.
And it changed me because it immediately made me remember of all those people that stood up for me and took a chance.
And at the time, I had representatives telling me during the AIDS movement, could you stop?
Could you be quiet?
And I go, no, I can't.
Well, you're not going to get this job.
And I would cry.
Really?
Is that real?
Yeah, you're not going to get this job.
You're too controversial.
And I'm not going to say I was so brave and like, yeah, well, I don't care.
I did care.
It did hurt.
I remember those days.
Today, I remember those days.
But if I didn't stand up, then what?
You know, look at how far the AIDS movement has come now.
You know what I mean?
And my latest thing is to stand up for... Gilag has this new drug, but it costs so much money.