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 you, because they respect and regard you. Olympia Dukakis friendlovemarry Change image and share on social
I sometimes truly despair at ever being meaningfully altered and affected by the things I claim are so important to me. Olympia Dukakis affectalterclaim Change image and share on social
When I was a kid, I'd kneel down at the side of my bed every night before I went to sleep, and my mother and I would say a Greek prayer to the Virgin Mary. Olympia Dukakis bedgreekkid Change image and share on social
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 livepeopletalk Change image and share on social
God is not something I think about but something I experience as an energy, a Presence. I do find it easier to pray to a female Presence or an androgynous Presence. Olympia Dukakis androgynouseasyenergy Change image and share on social
When my children were born, I didn't have them baptized because I felt baptism was about erasing Original Sin - something the Church said children got from their mother - and I absolutely refused to believe women carry Original Sin. Olympia Dukakis absolutelybaptismbaptize share on social
Stories about the ongoing dramas in our lives as we age are not being told because women find it difficult to be honest about what's going on - about, for example, our heightened sexuality as we age or about living in a society that only values youth. Olympia Dukakis agedifficultdrama share on social
So I constantly play women who are damaged and out of touch, who are seeking without knowing, or knowing without the skills to transform their lives. But then, that's really the fate of many women today. Olympia Dukakis constantlydamagefate share on social
