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

I remain convinced that I can be a true universalist only when I am a better Jew.

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

I always sang, I always acted, I always played.

But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed. The death of an Arab child is no cause for celebration in Israel.

On the stage you're there, it's live. There's a beginning, a middle, an end. When something is funny you hear it right away.

In my world, history comes down to language and art.