The truth in acting is that we are all hired help. We are a commodity. There is no difference between being an actor and pork bellies.
Lorraine BraccoI 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.
Lorraine BraccoYou know, growing up, I lived in a neighborhood in Long Island where there was basically one black family. And I remember hearing all the parents and the kids in the neighborhood say racist things about this family.
Lorraine Bracco