Sometimes I feel as if four thousand years of silencing women, of the fear of women who were burned in oil or eviscerated in front of their daughters, is imprinted deep within me and has altered my DNA. — Olympia Dukakis Copy Share Image
I sometimes truly despair at ever being meaningfully altered and affected by the things I claim are so important to me. — Olympia Dukakis Copy Share Image
My husband is a fall-away Catholic, but with a vengeance. He's actually more of a feminist than I am. — Olympia Dukakis Copy Share
So I constantly play women who are damaged and out of touch, who are seeking without knowing, or knowing without the skills to transform… — Olympia Dukakis Copy Share
I think it's because most of us talk one way and live another. There are a few people who truly, truly walk the talk. — Olympia Dukakis Copy Share
“Rhythm of life runs in cycles there are times in the darkness and time in the light.” — Olympia Dukakis Copy Share
Follow your heart, your instincts. People might try to dissuade you from your passion, but no one can live your life but you. — Olympia Dukakis Copy Share
Sometimes I feel as if four thousand years of silencing women, of the fear of women who were burned in oil or eviscerated in… — Olympia Dukakis Copy Share
Stories about the ongoing dramas in our lives as we age are not being told because women find it difficult to be honest about… — Olympia Dukakis Copy Share
Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work. — Olympia Dukakis Copy Share
Most of us are not real eager to grow, myself included. We try to be happy by staying in the status quo. But if… — Olympia Dukakis Copy Share
God is not something I think about but something I experience as an energy, a Presence. I do find it easier to pray to… — Olympia Dukakis Copy Share
When my children were born, I didn't have them baptized because I felt baptism was about erasing Original Sin - something the Church said… — Olympia Dukakis Copy Share
You don't stay married for thirty-nine years because of sex or even because of love, but because your partner is a real friend to… — Olympia Dukakis Copy Share
I talk to women's groups all over the country and see women struggling with this. The fear of not being accepted, of being different,… — Olympia Dukakis Copy Share
