Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin
Mandel Bruce "Mandy" Patinkinis an American actor, tenor, voice artist, and comedian...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStage Actor
Date of Birth30 November 1952
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
cds people come-up
When I'm on the road with concerts, people ask me to autograph my CDs, but more and more they come up with the cookbooks.
gun organization issues
I'm active in PAX, which is a gun awareness organization. We treat gun safety as a public health issue.
song two scripts
I'm an obsessive hiker and I do it every day for two hours and it really helps me when it comes to learning songs or scripts.
spiritual america influence
I'm a spiritual person, I'm an America, I'm a Jew, and all of those things influence every breath I take, everywhere I go.
alive im-alive i-can
I'm Jewish and I can sing and I'm alive.
war talking weapons
I would go to war with words, not weapons. I would die talking before I lifted a weapon.
special actors
I'm just an actor. I am nothing special.
driven
I'm lyrically driven, I'm not musically driven.
intensity obsessive persons
I'm an obsessive person. I like intensity.
art college wanted
I wanted to go to a liberal arts college, I wanted to have that experience.
singing world feels
There's something about singing that I just love. It makes me feel freer than anything in the world.
dream
My dream has come true, now that I have passed it on.
grateful critics wells
Well, I'm not a critic, I'm just a worker. So, I'm always grateful for anything the critics say - good or bad.
musical needs language
Actually, the language in Shakespeare is wonderfully musical. You need to hear the music to connect with the words.