The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before. – Ron Silver
I saw and I met a lot of people who were in the field. It also provided a context in which I came to respect what the actor did, because I saw how difficult it actually was to do. – Ron Silver
Artists speak the truth to the public without fear of retribution or damage to their careers. – Ron Silver
Anyone who devotes time and attention to what makes people tick, to me, is a smart person. – Ron Silver
But some actors I have met possess an intelligence that I can only dream of. It’s about character, it’s about behavior. They understand things about people that I simply don’t see. – Ron Silver
I can’t talk about foreign policy like anyone who’s spent their life reading and learning foreign policy. But as a citizen in a democracy, it’s very important that I participate in that. – Ron Silver
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. – Ron Silver
I think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you’re not, nothing will change. – Ron Silver
Then I realized that to be really good at this requires a lot of energy and concentration and skill. – Ron Silver
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. – Ron Silver
