I feel the audience is very much there, It’s a big thing — to let an audience in, let them affect and move you. - Olympia Dukakis

Because now I am a grandmother, and I love it. It's like a free ride. Your kids are doing all the worrying, and scrambling. Children and grandchildren can make you really happy. You walk in the room and there is like a glow. I often think about how fortunate we are as a family.

This is not a humiliating experience. This is not a humiliating experience.

I believe that in the theater you really can't do anything that doesn't have some political consequence. My work has been about finding my own voice and a way to express myself.