My nose was part of my heritage, and if I had talent to sing and to act, why wasn't that enough?

Sometimes, when you work with mediocre talents, they feel entitled. They act like stars. Genuinely talented people don't.

Marlon Brando. The finest actor who ever lived. He was my idol when I was 13. He's done enough work to last two lifetimes. Everything I do, I think: Can Brando play this with me?

I hate tooting my own horn, but after Steven Spielberg saw Yentl, he said: "I wish I could tell you how to fix your picture, but I can't. It's the best film I've seen since Citizen Kane".

The artist as citizen is here to stay.

Moviemakers can be late to a subject, or afraid, but often they are brave and ahead of their time.

Love comes from the most unexpected places.