Quotes from Ron Silver

Artists speak the truth to the public without fear of retribution or damage to their careers.

Then I realized that to be really good at this requires a lot of energy and concentration and skill.

I've seen people with a tremendous amount of educational background in the field not turn out to be terribly good actors, and I've seen people with no education in the field turn out to be people that I admire quite a bit.

I do believe all actors are smart.

I think it's good to meet smart people and talk.

Acting is not about knowing all this stuff; it's about character.

I still think I'm going to do something else when I grow up.

You have to think an awful lot about your motivations or people's behavioral intentions or what their body language can indicate or what's really going on or what makes people sometimes do, sometimes, the irrational things they do.

Too often in the past, U.S. leaders have forced Israel to pay the price for American strategic interests in the Middle East - through concessions in the peace process as well as passivity in the face of Iraqi attacks.

But why should I run for office and lose what little influence I have?

I had no desire from an early age to be on the stage.

I think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing will change.

In Europe, people in the arts are considered part of the intelligentsia; they are considered part of the elite

If you don't think you want to go on a train and read the paper every day and work from nine to six at night, there was something about the uncertainty when I was younger which was very attractive

I was immature the way I handled the business. I saw myself as a tribune of the people.