- I had never seen
West Side Story.

I'd heard of it because
you just hear of it.

It just lives in the world,
like West Side Story.

And I remember my mother
renting the VHS for us

and I sat and watched it
next to my mother at home.

And then, there's Rita, who
is the sexiest thing alive,

is such an incredible actress,

and in the middle of
this musical number

about whether life is
better for Puerto Ricans

in Puerto Rico or New York,

and as a kid who
grew up in New York

and whose parents were
born in Puerto Rico,

I was like West Side
Story's about this?

This is what, why have you
been keeping it from me

for 12 years?

I was 12 years old.

And it was a game changer.

And so that's the first time
I encountered Rita Moreno.