Lorraine Bracco

“I thought I was going to be a lot more freaked out by being naked onstage.  I think on film I would have been more freaked out, because film is less forgiving.  But onstage it’s lit so beautifully.  It would make my mother look good.”

“Sometimes there’s one person in the audience laughing hysterically, and it’s so much fun.  You end up playing the entire play to them.”

“I was jumping out of my skin.  It was horrible.  I was all over the place, because I’d never been in front of a live audience.  That’s a whole other element in the play, the audience.”

“You know, last season I didn’t do anything on the show, so I was frustrated.  I mean, don’t get me wrong: It’s nice to get a paycheck.  But if you don’t really do anything it’s not very satisfying.”