Olympia Dukakis

“My feeling is that you should not be burdened by the things that you can't do. You should be empowered by the things that you can do.”

“A great performance is a great performance, wherever you find it.”

“I did not become a star, I became a character actress.”

“I think you have to be willing to look like a fool.”

“I'm interested in the theater because I'm interested in the human being.”

“I think the older you get, the more you're aware of the foolishness of your own certainty.”

“What I know is, you have a better chance in life if you are told you are loved and lovable.”

“You learn to get deeper into your subjective world and to trust it.”

“I don't think you can ever be a 'complete' person. You have to be forever growing.”

“You have to be in the world to understand the world.”

“The fun of it is to find a way to get all of that stuff in there, to get the humanity in there.”

“All you can do is learn to witness your thoughts and feelings and not be dominated by them.”