Rosie Perez : (5)

" Don Cornelius did not want to see how I really danced – I was doing hip-hop, and it was foreign to people out in California. They only knew about popping and locking, so they were not keen on hip-hop dancing. " - Rosie Perez

" I didn’t appreciate Brooklyn until I left it. " - Rosie Perez

" In Broadway, we do love jazz hands. " - Rosie Perez

" Don Cornelius gave me an incredulous look regarding my accent. I lessened it; he gave a nod of approval. Instantly, I felt ashamed. I had made my first conscious effort not to sound ethnic. " - Rosie Perez

" Face dance means you don’t know what the hell the rest of your body was doing but your face is fierce. That’s face dancing. " - Rosie Perez