- "I remember Mommy Vera [Azucena Vera Perez] got angry with me because somebody reported that hindi ako marunong makisama [I didn't know how to blend in] with the rest of the stars. And it's true. My only friends then were Eddie Romero, the director, and Ric Rodrigo. I was suspended for one week. But later, she fetched me from my home to talk to me. I told her I didn't mix with some of the stars because one of them kept on talking about sex all the time and I felt offended, so I chose to just read a book of Ayn Rand during shooting breaks. She understood me but she told me to try to mix well with the others." --recounting criticisms that she was a snobbish upstart who refused to socialize with other stars in the cast. Philippine Star interview, March 17, 2002.
- "It was Ernie Evora of the Graphic [magazine] who urged me to try the movies. The problem is I didn't know how to speak Tagalog. I only speak English and Spanish. An independent producer launched me in a movie, "Rosalinda," where I played the title role. It was a disaster. I remember I had to memorize all my Tagalog lines, syllable by syllable, and the first line that I was made to say was the tongue-twisting `Kinasusuklaman kita' [translated loosely as "I loathe you"). And I had a hard time saying it correctly." --recounting her early days as a fledgling movie actress in the year 1952. "Rosalinda" was her movie debut. Philippine Star interview, March 17, 2002.
- "I wore my hair short, like Liz Taylor's. But I was embarrassed by the title because I never considered myself a great beauty." --commenting on her tag as "the Elizabeth Taylor of the Philippines." (Also tagged later as "Jennifer Jones of the Philippines). Philippine Daily Inquirer interview, August 15, 2006.
- "He was such a jealous man. I wanted to jump out of a running car when he refused to grant me a divorce. He agreed only after I promised to go back to the Philippines." --recounting her husband of four years, whose name she'd rather not recall nor reveal to the press. Tita married at age 18. Philippine Daily Inquirer interview, August 15, 2006.
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