(Lurie said that I was naive to think that Margaret Thatcher and Indira Gandhi and Golda Meir meant that people would be comfortable with a woman leading the free world.) Do you think she would be taken seriously by Arab countries? ... When Bush`s voice cracked after 9/11, that was seen as a man showing his emotions. If a woman did that, it would be seen as weakness, as breaking under the pressure.
- Rod LurieNot wearing Golda shoes while playing her would be like playing Abraham Lincoln in a bowler hat,
- Tovah FeldshuhShe saw `Golda` and said, `You think the Middle East has problems? You should see this play!` ... So I hope we`re a vast improvement on that.
- Tovah Feldshuh