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 Read Quote
I could have stayed in L.A. and done sitcoms for awhile and will probably go back and do one I hope. Andrea Martin Read Quote
Here’s the thing: I did one episode of Deep Space Nine, and I loved everybody that I worked with. People couldn’t have been kinder… But I had a really, really difficult time with the prosthetics. Andrea Martin Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
And, I’d never done Tennessee Williams, and I had done Broadway musicals, so it was a challenge. Andrea Martin Read Quote