Susanne Bier Quotes

There is a Jewish tradition of family, too, but then not all Italian or Jewish families are close.

I have a very strong sense of who I am as a Jew and a strong sense of belonging.

Since I was a child, I have had this feeling that the most important work I'd do would be with my family.

Family counts for a lot in this world.

We are committed to raising our children as Jews. I knew that it had to start with me at a greater level, at a deeper level, if it was going to be a meaningful example to them.

I think we are defined as human beings through our families, no matter what kind of family - through our relationships with parents, brothers and sisters.

Growing up in the San Fernando Valley, I grew up around a lot of Jews. I grew up culturally Jewish, ethnically Jewish, but without real belief and without a strong faith.

I grew up in the classic American-Jewish suburbia, which has a whole different sense of what it means to be Jewish than anywhere else in the world.

I write about families. That is who we are.

The older I get, the more important my view of the family is.

I can't imagine writing something that didn't address Jewish themes and questions. It's such a big part of my life, a lot of the way in which I experience the world.

The family you come from isn't as important as the family you're going to have.

A Jewish man with parents alive is a fifteen-year-old boy, and will remain a fifteen-year-old boy until they die!

I consider myself more of a cultural Jew; I'm not religious in any way.

I talked about my family, my family's so important.

When my children were born, I made the choice I wanted them to be raised as Jews and to have a Jewish education.

Though I am not religious in the least, I am very proud to be Jewish.

I definitely have a strong sense of my Jewish and Israeli identity. I did my two-year military service; I was brought up in a very Jewish, Israeli family environment, so of course my heritage is very important to me.

I feel very, very lucky to have come from the family I did. We have our dysfunctions and our problems, just like any family. But my parents are extremely loving people.

I do not recall a Jewish home without a book on the table.

I felt there's a wealth in Jewish tradition, a great inheritance. I'd be a jerk not to take advantage of it.

I came from a classic, literate, intellectual Jewish family.

I feel very Jewish, and I feel very grateful to be Jewish. But I don't believe in God or anything to do with the Jewish religion.

I have a great identification with Judaism as a religion and as a culture, and all the values that created such a great history, and the Jewish contribution to the betterment of all humanity.

My whole life has a Jewish flavour.