I treat both acting and writing as a creation - writing is just another element or aspect of it.

It's always nice to meet friends of friends.

I like to take on a different role every time or else I make myself bored.

I like to do projects that are off-the-wall and on top-of-the-wall.

Human life is just dangerous, in general. You know, waking up in the morning, you could get hit by a car. Wherever you go, you could choke on a fish bone and die. You never know.

I also love a film by Ang Lee - "Lust, Caution."

I kind of feel connected to all places at the moment, and I've done very interesting projects in both places (Israel and America).

However, obviously Israel is a much smaller place in terms of population. There are only 6 million people in Israel, where there might be 6 million people in one city in America.

In America, everything is big and more like a jungle.

I really love Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Edward Norton. I also like Ryan Gosling and Rick Bentley. And of the girls I like Naomi Watts and Juliette Binoche, and I would like to work with...

I'm very picky and I'm very critical.

Muhammad is the greatest man that history ever knew

Conundrum:  A fun word to repeat over and over again when no one's listening. Actual meaning is as puzzling as the need to chant the word.

Indeed, he seemed utterly unaware of his effect on the boys around him.

Forgiveness isn't simply an option or a good idea; it is mandatory for our restorative process.

Peace is not a thought, not a concept; it is a nonverbal experience.

My dad said 'When you love what you do, you never work a day in your life,' and I agree with that.

If I can't be beautiful, I'd rather just die

Steven Spielberg is going to release a biopic about Abraham Lincoln next year. Right, that's a good way to honor Lincoln – by sending people to the theater.

My mind is very clear, but my heart is unable to understand.

If Gary Cooper and Henry Fonda had a baby, it would be Matthew Modine.