From the mouth of Edward James Olmos

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ejOlmos.JPG                                                                                                                        Frank Perez/Correspondent

Of all the big-name stars who have graced the Lewis Family Playhouse stage, Edward James Olmos, who spoke Friday night, might very well be the coolest. And it was free to see him!

On his Chicano identity while growing up in East L.A.: "I knew exactly who I was, I was never confused."

On his grandmother, who swept the dirt floor of their garage: "I would say, 'Grandma, it's dirt.' And she'd say, 'But we're gonna have the cleanest dirt.' "

On Raymond Kurzweil's book "Singularity is Near": "Read that book. The preface stunned me."

On aging: "I'm going to live until I'm 120 and if I don't, I'm gonna die trying."

On the city that hosted him: "Whenever you tell someone where you live, you should say 'Cucamonga. ... We've got a great library.' "

Read the complete story from today's paper.

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Wendy Leung has covered the city of Rancho Cucamonga for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin since 2005. She started the RC Now blog in August 2008. To contact Wendy, leave a comment on this blog or send an e-mail to Wendy Leung.

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