Mandy Patinkin Quotes

The time it takes to get something done is the time it takes.

One of the greatest gifts that 'Homeland' has given me is it's affirming on a daily basis.

My dream has come true, now that I have passed it on.

Movies were a struggle for me - they didn't come easy.

This is unbearable how I talk.

So I'm truly an actor who sings, and not a singer who acts.

My mom was a great cook and great baker all her life.

If we can't keep our Palestinian neighbors and Muslim neighbors alive with good water and fresh air, we'll never get them to the peace table.

People on both sides of any conflict believe they are right, whether it's on a TV show or in the real world.

I'm an obsessive hiker and I do it every day for two hours and it really helps me when it comes to learning songs or scripts.

I'm a spiritual person, I'm an America, I'm a Jew, and all of those things influence every breath I take, everywhere I go.

Actually, the language in Shakespeare is wonderfully musical. You need to hear the music to connect with the words.

I wanted to go to a liberal arts college, I wanted to have that experience.

I try to say something about the human condition whenever I can when I'm lucky.

I think it's fair to say I'm attracted to playing characters who are rather intense.

I can achieve that by personally relating the words that I am saying to something I have known in my life.

Refugees come to us seeking asylum, seeking freedom, justice and dignity - seeking a chance just to breathe. And people in our country are saying close the doors and don't let them in?

I have the strength from my mother, the survivability. I have wonderful qualities from my mother - but please, Mother, forgive me - I heard judgment constantly about my father.