Must We Be Put To Shame By Much Smaller And Poorer Countries, By Ireland, France, Austria Or Sweden, Who Have Understood That A Nation's Support Of Its Arts Is A Matter Of Both National Pride And Cultural Survival?
No Movement Can Afford To Be Caught In A Time Warp And Exist In A State Of Suspended Animation.
Right Up To The Middle Of This Century All Perceptions Of The World Around Us Were Delivered Via The Bookshelf Or The Paper Route.
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.
Despite A Large Body Of Work In Films, Tv, Theatre And Concerts, I Am Viewed By Many As A Jewish Artist. I Do Not Resent The Label, Except For The Fact That I Disapprove Of Labels In General.
We Jews Have A Special Attachment To The Book. The Study Of Page After Page In Tomes Yellowing With Age Was Obligatory.
I Remain Convinced That I Can Be A True Universalist Only When I Am A Better Jew.
If I Have One Vanity Wish, It Would Be To Direct. It's The Only Thing I Haven't Done Yet That I Would Like To.
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.
