We live in an age of publicity and hype. There's something about success that dehumanizes you, whereas failure reminds you of who you really are.

Look, I'm just a storyteller. When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda.

I'm in the mood for another Moonstruck experience, for another romantic comedy.

Every generation deals with the breaking down of its tradition, and I think that they rediscovered the film.

We also have a tendency to root for the fugitive. We're always on the side of the animal being chased.

I think all Nazis didn't see themselves as bad people. I've never met a racist yet who thought he was a racist. Or an anti-Semite who thought they were anti-Semitic.

I was really excited to have the opportunity to make Fiddler.