Although I am deeply grateful to a great many people, I forgo the temptation of naming them for fear that I might slight any by omission.

We Jews have a special attachment to the Book. The study of page after page in tomes yellowing with age was obligatory.

No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.

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

All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power must always be accompanied by moral choice.

I am filled with awe that filmmakers have the capacity to stir us and give us back a sense of wonder.

You can't expect the entire world to come to New York to see you. You have to travel to them.