Although I Am Deeply Grateful

In My World, History Comes Down To Language And Art. No One Cares Much About What Battles Were Fought, Who Won Them And Who Lost Them - Unless There Is A Painting, A Play, A Song Or A Poem That Speaks Of The Event.

As An Artist I Have An Even More Abiding Interest In The Compact Between The Arts And Government.

John Huston Was The Kind Of Director That Totally Left You Alone. Not Every Actor Always Does It Right, Every Time, But Most Of The Time He Was Re-directing Someone. He Was Making Tight Adjustments, And Not Even In Terms Of Interpretation Because He Knew That By The Time That The Character Had Been Filmed... Well, He Got It Right When He Cast You.

When Something Is Moving You Get That Intake Of Breath And That Stillness From The Audience.

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.