For I firmly believe that Jewish life, indeed any communal life, can only be organized according to democratic principles.

As an artist I have an even more abiding interest in the compact between the Arts and Government.

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

I am determined to give the Yiddish language a fighting chance to survive.

When something is moving you get that intake of breath and that stillness from the audience.

No movement can afford to be caught in a time warp and exist in a state of suspended animation.

I don't speak out because I am an actor nor will I keep silent because I am an actor. I respect my profession, but it endows me with no special privileges; but it also does not limit me or muzzle me. I am a person and a citizen with the attendant responsibilities of voice and vote.