“Making Homeland series is not improvisational comedy theater, but it is improvisation. We might get a call that morning, while we're doing something, and the change goes in that is something that just happened an hour ago, in the world.” WorldHoursMorningComedyImprovisation Author:Mandy Patinkin
“There two other areas that are personally deeply important to me, that I hope the Homeland show can attend to in some way - one, being the refugee crisis. These are the most vulnerable people among us in the world. There are over 60 million refugees displaced by war, over 21 million that go to a third country. The numbers are climbing, and there are no legal options for these people. These are the victims of the real world's crises that the Homeland world reflects on, and almost takes a Polaroid of these days, versus a fictional tale of it.” PeopleWorldImportantWarRealCountryCrisisVictimVulnerableReal WorldRefugee Author:Mandy Patinkin
“I hope that something can be done in our piece that reflects on the attention that needs to be paid to the most vulnerable people, like refugees in the world right now, that have to not be politicized, but saved, literally.” PeopleWorldDoneAttentionVulnerableRefugee Author:Mandy Patinkin
“I want to protect everyone in the world, and I believe the way to protect them is to stop the killing universally. Create opportunity and better systems of living and existing, quality of life to humanity all over the world.” WorldBelieveHumanityOpportunityI BelieveQualityProtectKillingQuality Of Life Author:Mandy Patinkin
“There's something about singing that I just love. It makes me feel freer than anything in the world.” WorldFeelsSinging Author:Mandy Patinkin
“My inner motivation is to make the world a better place; the bad guy and the good guy think the same thing.” ThinkingWorldMotivationGuyBetter PlaceBad GuysGood Guy Author:Mandy Patinkin
“People on both sides of any conflict believe they are right, whether it's on a TV show or in the real world.” PeopleWorldBelieveRealShowsSidesTvsConflictReal WorldTv ShowsBoth Sides Author:Mandy Patinkin
“Sondheim is the Shakespeare of the musical theater world.” WorldTheaterMusicalMusical TheaterSondheim Author:Mandy Patinkin
“I try to get that across in the work, to try to, if I'm lucky, to make this world a little bit better for all of us before I check out. And that's if I'm lucky, I don't always get to have that privilege but I try always.” IfsWorldTryingLittlesBitsThis WorldLuckyLittle BitPrivilegeChecks Author:Mandy Patinkin
