I am what I am and I'm a horrible liar. I can't do it. I'm just very candid.
It's what's left in life, to work with interesting people.
I was very restless. I really wanted to be a part of a kind of a progressive society. I was fed up with these Communist doctrines and you were hassled all the time with members of the Party committee who were KGB, what you have to do, where in the West you can go or not to go.
I adored my mother, and I will always have extraordinary memories about her and remember her, and she opened the doors for me to appreciate arts.
In the second part of life you get rid of stuff you've accumulated.
What brought me to the theater, no matter you're a Jew or a Russian or Armenian or Latvian, are suddenly illuminated by stage light and one beautiful image of dance.
He [Astaire] was not a sexual animal, but he made his partners look so extraordinarily related to him.
The universe unfolds in the body, which is its mirror and its creature.
We live in a culture that relishes tearing others down. It's ultimately more fulfilling, though, to help people reach their goals. Instead of feeling jealous, remember: If God did it for them, He can do it for you.
There have always been gangland-type areas in Nottingham - but what's really hit me hard is kids as young as eight are now carrying knives to school. That was something I never saw when I was growing up. The police and families have got a responsibility. These young people are feeling trapped. They don't even have somewhere to go to just have fun.
I think first impressions are important when you pick up a script.