The new film I'm shooting in Jerusalem - which is partly why I'm here in Israel - is something I co-wrote.

I also love a film by Ang Lee - "Lust, Caution."

While I'm acting I'm focused on what I'm trying to say through the character. And when I'm writing, I'm just putting down on paper or on the computer what I have to say.

I kind of feel connected to all places at the moment, and I've done very interesting projects in both places (Israel and America).

I don't really consider myself a writer, but I am writing so I guess I'm a writer.

Human life is just dangerous, in general. You know, waking up in the morning, you could get hit by a car. Wherever you go, you could choke on a fish bone and die. You never know.

Israel has the mentality of a small Kibbutz. Kibbutz is kind of like a small village that - actually there aren't many Kibbutz left in Israel - but it was something that was based on socialism and based on a principle that everyone is working for the Kibbutz and the Kibbutz is one.