I grew up in a place that felt very integrated.
You have to accept the fact that sometimes you are the pigeon, and sometimes you are the statue.
I loathe my body. The liver spots, the sagging flesh.
Satisfying myself is the point in filmmaking, in my mind.
I am an Israeli-born American citizen.
I was once a shameless, full-time dope fiend.
I mean, I think I'm pretty sentimental.
Sometimes, the people who are helping you can drop the ball.
I'm normally drawn to something I haven't done and seen before.
If I wasn't the head of a studio, who would talk to me?
That is the Roman way: to give favors to the favorites.
A thing well done is worth doing.
I don't think anyone is the perfect one to play me.
There's something to be said for embracing who you are.
I've lived in Los Angeles for over 70 years.
If you keep looking backwards, you don't go anywhere.
I think 'A Serious Man' is genius.
If the audience sees and feels things are real, then they buy it.
This is still a big barrier for me and it is for a lot of foreign actors.
Celluloid will be the next decade's black and white.
I mean suspense, twists are almost impossible these days.
