Carlos Lopez-Cantera Quotes

My wife is Jewish, and therefore, it's my children's birthright to be Jewish.

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

My mom was Jewish, so some would call me Jewish.

If you research history, I think we are all Jewish. It's the original culture.

I identify myself as what I am. I'm half Jewish, like Proust. I have no other way to put it.

I'm a fifth generation Jew from the South, and I would say that I felt this connection to my religion, but it wasn't a spiritual connection.

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.

My father's Jewish, so my world is Jewish whenever I go home.

To be a Jew is a destiny.

My whole life has a Jewish flavour.

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

It matters a great deal that I come from a Jewish background.

I like being Jewish and I married a Jewish girl. It's like a way of life and it's good to be able to instil some of that sense of being in your kids. All of that makes me seem as though I am quite observant but actually the flipside of this is I don't know if there is a God or not.

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

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.

My family was totally non-religious. There was no question we were Jewish, but we were not observant.

To be Jewish is to be specifically identified with a history. And if you're not aware of that when you're a child, the whole tradition is lost.

I've discovered my Jewishness late in life. And I've really enjoyed exploring that world.

I'm basically an Upper West Side Jewish writer.

I am just a plain Jew; I mean have no training.

I'm just a simple Jewish boy from the Bronx.

I consider myself a Jewish writer - even if my characters frequently are not Jewish - in the same way, I guess, that I consider myself a Jewish man, even though I don't often attend shul.

I believe in Judaism, I was raised a Jew, I'm happy to be one - or proud to be one.

My father belonged to a Jewish social club.

I had a Hebraic wedding in New York, so I'm definitely Jewish.