Fred Melamed

“What a Coen brothers' script and directing is like, is that you're watching a master class in how to do it.”

“I'm a character actor, and I've always been a character actor.”

“Every actor brings their own life experience to a role, their own music.”

“I think that humor and terror are very close to each other. They're both about a loss of control.”

“I always believe that the audience is the main character in the story.”

“The 'serious man' in 'A Serious Man' is the audience.”

“Sy Ableman is a person who believes he’s doing the right thing. He sees himself as a hero, a rescuer.”

“Voiceover is a different muscle, but it's still acting. It's about telling a story.”

“Humor is an intellectual process, and it's a way of looking at the world that is honest.”

“My voice is a big part of what I bring to the table. I'm very fortunate in that way.”

“To me, the best bad guys are the ones that are charming and well-spoken, because they're more dangerous.”

“You want to do good work. You want to work with good people. That's really the main thing.”

“I find that the more specific a character is, the more universal they become.”