Ethan Coen Quotes

We have no problems with Jews and highly respect Judaism as a holy religion.

I had always known that I was Jewish - we celebrated the holidays, we went to a synagogue - but I had never known that I was supposed to feel ashamed about it.

It's interesting when you're part of a group - the Jews, to be exact - that the world has had such problems with.

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

I am very proud of being Jewish.

Judaism is a big part of my background, obviously, and my reality.

I am very proud of being Jewish. I went to a Jewish school all my life.

Most of the Jewish writer friends I have are American, and I feel closer to them because they're always obsessed with one issue - identity: what does it mean to be an American Jew?

As a matter of fact, part of being Jewish is the whole question of what it is to be a Jew.

Being a Jew is like walking in the wind or swimming: you are touched at all points and conscious everywhere.

If you are a Rothschild, a Rosenwald, a Gimbel, or even a Waldbaum, growing up Jewish can be a rich experience. For the rest of us, it could be just so-so.

I think that being Jewish is in some ways unique because there's this conflation of race, culture and religion.

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

I've begun to think like a Jew, to feel like a Jew.

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

You can take a Jew out of a shtetl, but you cannot take a shtetl out of a Jew.

I'm a Jew.

There can be no equivocation. I am Jewish.

My Judaism has always been a great pride with me.

Most people don't seem to know that I am Jewish.

I'm a Jew. I think every Jew is dark in certain ways.

I'm proud to be Jewish.

I'm a cultural Jew, I was raised with it, so I'm still into it, like gefilte fish with kugel.

I've been working with Jews for over 20 years.

Jewishness is a very big part of my identity. I am a proud Jew, I would say, who doesn't practice very actively.