Cultural Intensity Quotes

The most interesting place by far was Afghanistan. Just because it is a place that I cannot see myself living. The hardness of the people and the history of the country is just so completely intense.

True love in Mexico isn't between lovers; it's between a parent and a child. Mexico is a very intense culture of sons adoring their mothers, and this is why I claim that Mexican culture is matriarchal. Because the one constant, faithful, inviolable, holy love of loves - the love of your life - is not your wife or your lover; it's your mother.

I think that life in Israel is sometimes bigger than the movies.

I had been to New Mexico many times. I loved it. It's a very exotic, interesting, severely crazy environment. I don't know if I could live there all year. It's such an intense place.

The intensity of a national culture should be represented by... the general education level and... the exceptional merit of a small elite of pioneers.

India is such an attack on your senses and is unrivalled for the passion surrounding cricket.

Ten minutes in the music scene is the equal of one hundred years outside of it.

Israel has its attractions. It's the most dramatic country in the world. Everybody's engaged. Everybody argues. When I leave Israel, I get a little bit bored, you know?