Rita Moreno Channels Late Friend Chita Rivera at 2024 Oscars -Exclusive-
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00:00 I mean, va va va voom!
00:02 Wow.
00:03 You said you were going to knock our socks off and you did.
00:06 Isn't this gorgeous?
00:08 Stop yelling.
00:10 You feel like you sometimes just have to run the red carpet.
00:15 Well, when you're dressed like this, of course.
00:18 You feel kind of like a queen.
00:21 You are a queen.
00:22 What do you mean feel like a queen?
00:23 La Reina is in front of us.
00:25 Badgley Mischka.
00:27 Great. It has a train. You can't see it.
00:30 But it even has a train.
00:32 What was the inspiration for the look?
00:34 Or when you saw it, did you just know?
00:37 I knew. I saw a fashion photo with a model that had black hair.
00:43 And I said, "I want that look."
00:46 This year, and it's like an homage to Chita Rivera.
00:51 Because when I looked in the mirror, I thought, "My God, I look like Chita!"
00:56 So you can say it's an homage.
00:59 You are busy working. You have The Prank coming up next.
01:02 Another movie coming up.
01:03 The Prank is opening up this coming week.
01:07 We're doing a little premiere.
01:09 I say little because it's not like this.
01:13 You are presenting tonight, and I love that they are bringing past winners back to stand on that stage.
01:20 Do you know who you are introducing?
01:23 I'm not supposed to say.
01:25 Oh, man!
01:27 I'm not supposed to say.
01:29 I was re-watching some of the videos of the last time they did this.
01:32 And it's really an emotional moment because it does feel like you're celebrating.
01:36 When I was rehearsing last night, yesterday afternoon, after it was over, I said,
01:42 "You know what? I feel very emotional about this."
01:46 The audience is going to love it.
01:49 It's very different from past Oscars.
01:53 I'm going to do it in the best way.
01:55 We'll be ready.
01:57 We're playing a little game here, Rita.
01:59 If you could cast yourself in one of Martin Scorsese's previous films, which film would you pick?
02:05 Taxi.
02:07 No hesitation.
02:09 Why?
02:11 Because it was a movie I've never seen before, ever.
02:16 It's a script I've never seen or heard before.
02:19 And, of course, it was the debut of Jodie Foster, who was amazing in it.
02:24 Wow. Wasn't she sweet?
02:27 We will see you tomorrow.
02:29 (chimes)
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