We respond to a drama to that extent to which it corresponds to our dream life.

It's hard for a Jew of my generation, an American Jew, who is philo-Zionistic, not to romanticize Israel.

If you find that a point cannot be made without narration, it is virtually certain that the point is unimportant to the story (which is to say, to the audience).

Many players will not improve because they cannot bear self-knowledge.

You can't write about history without writing about politics at some point. History is about movements of people. 'What is criminality and what is government' is a theme that runs through every history.

Do not internalize the industrial model. You are not one of the myriad interchangeable pieces, but a unique human being, and if you've got something to say, say it, and think well of yourself while you're learning to say it better.

I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say you can get further with a kind word and a gun than just a kind word.