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.

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

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

I prefer to choose which traditions to keep and which to let go.

While we all could agree that the Zionist ideal is alive and well, there is serious doubt whether the Zionist movement can be said to be an ongoing proposition, fragmented as its components are in ideology and in practice.

I refuse to do shows that are narrowly constructed, that appeal to only one sentiment. I do a lot of Jewish material in front of non-Jews and a lot of non-Jewish material in front of Jews on the simple theory that the non-Jews are entitled to a glimpse of a Jewish world and the Jews are entitled to a glimpse of the world.

Every actor wants to direct and produce, but I made a conscious decision when I was in college to understand the 'business' of 'show business.'