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

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

I do prefer the stage. It's really the granddaddy of them all.

An actor is supposed to emulate life. Instead, alas, many are imitating other actors. You don't fashion your knowledge of theatre or your approach to a role on the basis of what other actors have done. This kind of thinking is a great danger, especially in dealing with TV producers who frequently say things like, 'This is a Sean Connery type.'

Having come to live in this age is as though one were to have entered another country. Learn its language or risk being left out.

The play is always fresh to me. It's not the audience's fault that I've said the words before.

Epistemology is the study of knowledge. By what conduit do we know what we know?