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

I am first, and foremost, an actor. That's what I am. To me, a song is a mini-drama. My musical ability informs the actor as well because it gives me a sense of timing that non-musicians don't have. So, one hand washes the other.

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

'Visiting Mr. Green' is a good play. I enjoy being in it, and I have a wonderful colleague, Aidan deSalaiz, to work with. Audiences like it a lot. What's not to like?

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

Right up to the middle of this century all perceptions of the world around us were delivered via the bookshelf or the paper route.

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