What Moves Me Is Neither Ethnocentric Pride

You Learn More From The Flops Than From The Hits.

I Don't Speak Out Because I Am An Actor Nor Will I Keep Silent Because I Am An Actor. I Respect My Profession, But It Endows Me With No Special Privileges; But It Also Does Not Limit Me Or Muzzle Me. I Am A Person And A Citizen With The Attendant Responsibilities Of Voice And Vote.

I Am Determined To Give The Yiddish Language A Fighting Chance To Survive.

By Showing Hunger, Deprivation, Starvation And Brutality, As Well As Endurance And Nobility, Documentaries Inform, Prod Our Memories, Even Stir Us To Action. Such Films Do Battle For Our Very Soul.

I'm Exceedingly Proud Of Being An Actor, But I Never Recommend It To Anyone.