The liberals in my neighbourhood wouldn't give away Brentwood to the Palestinians, but they want to give away Tel Aviv.

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

Being among my people is a delight. We Jews live among ourselves. I love it.

My alma mater is the Chicago Public Library. I got what little educational foundation I got in the third-floor reading room, under the tutelage of a Coca-Cola sign.

The main question in drama, the way I was taught, is always, 'What does the protagonist want?' That's what drama is. It comes down to that. It's not about theme, it's not about ideas, it's not about setting, but what the protagonist wants.

For it is written that just as it is forbidden to partake of the forbidden, it is forbidden not to partake of the permitted.

The correct unit of study is not the play; it is the scene.