“I did 'Animal House' in 1978, then 'Local Hero' in 1983, and then in '...” — Peter Riegert Quote

I did 'Animal House' in 1978, then 'Local Hero' in 1983, and then in '88, 'Crossing Delancey.' And I realized that every three to five years, you need a big role to put you into the national psyche.

In 1962, the smallest things were upsetting to authority. It wasn't the Civil Rights Movement. It wasn't the Anti-war Movement. It was something else, but it was a harbinger of what was to come.

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

You rely on a lot of things about learning to play a particular character.

Obviously, any time you're closer in terms of what your knowledge is to a character, you can add something. But an actor's job is not to play only people he can identify with.

You don't have to wear fur. They make such great fakes. There's no reason to kill an animal.

My legacy is that Merck continues to do what Merck has always done, which is to make singular impact on human health and animal health around the world. It's that simple.

Our reputation as a nation of animal lovers means we can make a strong case for dogs as pets rather than as food.

Think about it: You're trying to raise cash to save an endangered animal. You've got orphaned pandas getting 3 trillion YouTube hits, and you've got seals being clubbed over the head by roughnecks. The money flows in. But what about the poor shark?