Retiring' - within that word is 'tiring,' and I'm not tired. I don't believe in retirement, really.

I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate gives way to respect and oppression to liberation.

I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone.

We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a nigh-impossible task.

But, when I toil in the field of Jewish culture which I frequently do, I am indeed a Jewish artist.

By showing hunger, deprivation, starvation and brutality, as well as endurance and nobility, documentaries inform, prod our memories, even stir us to action. Such films do battle for our very soul.

I refuse to do shows that are narrowly constructed, that appeal to only one sentiment. I do a lot of Jewish material in front of non-Jews and a lot of non-Jewish material in front of Jews on the simple theory that the non-Jews are entitled to a glimpse of a Jewish world and the Jews are entitled to a glimpse of the world.