Evolutionary science kind of bears that out: When species are rivals and competing for space and resources, the superior one wins. Nature has no compunction about that; it just is.

Each of my roles affects different dimensions of my life.

Villains have to be passionate enough to say to themselves, 'I will do anything.' It's a certain type of personality that in life, for me, is not the way I live. Because you can't live in a society that way.

I feel like I've lived four or five lifetimes.

What we get in the States is a pro-Palestinian point of view.

Israel is a force of good in the world.

I believe that much of Hollywood is confused about Israel.

I've always been a huge supporter of the only democracy in the Middle East.

I hope maybe 'The Returned,' in some small way, can contribute to the argument of the poignancy of human life and make people not take for granted things.

I always approach any character I do as being right.