She goes from one addiction to another. All are ways for her to not feel her feelings.
Ellen BurstynI've lived most of my life in Manhattan, but as close as Brooklyn is to Manhattan, there are people who live there who have been to Manhattan maybe once or twice.
Ellen BurstynThe interesting thing about doing a play is to find a way to make it fresh and do it as though you were doing it for the first time.
Ellen BurstynI always wanted to play Joan of Arc. I've always wanted to do that. Now I'm thinking, 'Maybe there's a story in Joan of Arc's mother!' If I don't hurry up, her grandmother!
Ellen Burstyn