Of course it's difficult to turn anything down when Mike Nichols calls you personally. Andrea Martin calldifficultmike Change image and share on social
The truth of the matter is I stayed in L.A. raising my children, and when they went to college, I packed my bags along with them and came to New York and looked for parts in the theatre, because that's always what I preferred doing. Andrea Martin bagchildcollege share on social
I started out in summer stock, and that's really what I prefer. Andrea Martin preferstartstock Change image and share on social
But I am Armenian and I understand what it is to lose a country and lose a family and have massacres and genocides and everything against my people. Andrea Martin armeniancountryfamily Change image and share on social
Now my way of doing it is I always get disappointed, but there's always a level of high quality. Andrea Martin disappointhighlevel Change image and share on social
For pragmatic reasons, I love the routine. I love the structure of it. I love knowing that my days are free. I know where I'm going at night. I know my life is kind of orderly. I just like that better. Andrea Martin dayfreekind share on social
Here's probably a short answer - I never feel in this piece that I'm stepping out and being Andrea Martin. I always feel like I'm Golde, so whatever Golde would do within those realms, that's what I would do. Andrea Martin andreaanswerfeel share on social
And, I'd never done Tennessee Williams, and I had done Broadway musicals, so it was a challenge. Andrea Martin broadwaychallengemusical Change image and share on social
I really believed that if I could play that character, who is grounded in the earth and the history of the United States - not the kind of role I usually play - it would help me change the perception out there and my own perception of what I can accomplish as a performer. Andrea Martin accomplishbelievechange share on social
I love the comradery of doing theatre that you don't get in film. Andrea Martin comraderyfilmlove Change image and share on social