Interviews

• If we can't keep our Palestinian neighbors and Muslim neighbors alive with good water and fresh air, we'll never get them to the peace table.
  • Jewcy, "What makes Mandy Patinkin spin his wheels"

• I'd have sex with a number of the Muppets. I just don't talk about it publicly. It's private. Although a hint is, that there was a character in Elmo in Grouchland who was called "My Lady" and that's all I'll say.
  • Kansan.com (the University of Kansas Daily), "A conversation with Mandy Patinkin" (2005-04-07)

• It's pretty early out here in L.A., but I can guarantee it will happen today, I sure am lucky. It's better than NOT having it.
  • Lawrence.com, "Man of a thousand faces" (2005-04-07)
  • on being faced with a fan giving him the Inigo Montoya line

• Everything I am came from my parents. I don't take that much credit for who I am and what I am.
  • Forward.com, "Broadway Star Mandy Patinkin Finds His Forte: Yiddish"

• I always sang at temple growing up. I got a good reaction from Mrs. Goldberg and Mrs. Rosenbaum and the other old ladies.
  • Oregon Daily Emerald, "Mandy Patinkin to show his many faces at Hult"

• No one is going to beat the crap out of me more than me.
  • People, "Actor Mandy Patinkin Battles His Perfectionist Tendencies…", 1989-05-08 by John Stark

Dead Like Me

• If you stand too close to a painting — all you see are patches of color, if you stand too far back, you can't see any of the detail.
  • as Rube in "Nighthawks"

• When I was your age, I used to treat the crust like it was just there to hold the good stuff in. I used to leave the whole back end of it on the plate. As I got older, I learned to appreciate the crust.
  • as Rube in "Ghost Story"

Other performances

• I can't believe this, I'm arguing with a woman!
  • as Avigdor in Yentl

• Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
  • The Princess Bride

• Now get in the cartoonishly evil vehicle and drive!
  • as Huxley in The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

• Antoine Metcalf. Removal of bullet and bone fragments from his frontal and temporal lobes, the aforementioned projectile conveniently supplied by Mr. Ernie Laiten, one of Chicago's finest.
  • as Dr. Jeffrey Geiger in Chicago Hope