Quotes by Olympia Dukakis

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)

I always look for ways to move the character to places within herself where it becomes necessary to confront something, to learn something new. (Olympia Dukakis)

I feel it most in my work, because there aren't roles about women who are spiritually evolving. That anyone would even write something like that, something that's worth doing, would be a miracle! (Olympia Dukakis)

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, of not having a man, all make it hard for a woman to do what she really believes is right for her. (Olympia Dukakis)

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)

I think its because most of us talk one way and live another. There are a few people who truly, truly walk the talk. (Olympia Dukakis)

I think we're socialized out of being women, and then we have to find our way back to it. That's hard to do. (Olympia Dukakis)

Most of us are not real eager to grow, myself included. We try to be happy by staying in the status quo. But if were not willing to be honest with ourselves about what we feel, we don't evolve. (Olympia Dukakis)

My husband is a fall-away Catholic, but with a vengeance. Hes actually more of a feminist than I am. (Olympia Dukakis)

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, thats really the fate of many women today. (Olympia Dukakis)