Rabbis Quotes

Clergymen tend to be unreliable and pompous figures. Seldom Jewish rabbis, less often Catholic priests, but Protestant ministers tend to be ... not really very admirable. Not necessarily evil, but silly. And wrong, of course. - Talking about modern Hollywood`s stereotypical portrayals of religious figures

At first I would get mail saying, `Oh, you must be a Christian because the movie (Groundhog Day (1993)) so beautifully expresses Christian belief.` Then rabbis started calling from all over, saying they were preaching the film as their next sermon. And the Buddhists! Well, I knew they loved it because my mother-in-law has lived in a Buddhist meditation centre for 30 years and my wife lived there for five years. - remarks to the New York Times on the ecumenical popularity of Groundhog Day (1993).