From the mouth of Edward James Olmos

                                                                                                                        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.' "

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