Patinkin says “Homeland” is neither a left or right wing show and that it has succeeded because “it’s a show that presents both perspectives honestly and equally, so that the audience members can sit back as their own historian in an entertaining fashion and think.”īut it’s not just about cliff-hanging plots and the dilemmas raised by the war on terror. “Homeland” won six Emmys at Sunday’s awards ceremony, including the top prize for best drama series, and acting honours for leads Claire Danes and Damian Lewis. “The company of the actors and the writing staff is of the highest calibre I have ever had the privilege to be involved with,” Patinkin, 59, said. I could see the potential in this material to have an extraordinary dialogue in terms of a post-9/11 era discussing where we are as a nation and as a world populace in terms of why did that act occur? What was happening in the world before? And what’s happened since in the past 10 - now 11 - years?” Patinkin said from his New York home.

“I just thought it was extraordinary writing. Patinkin, who won a Tony in the 1980 Broadway production of “Evita” and an Emmy for TV hospital drama “Chicago Hope” in 1995 but may still be best-known for his Spanish swordsman role in the 1987 fairy-tale movie “The Princess Bride,” said he was attracted to “Homeland” by the quality of the script. It is one of the great experiences of my professional life,” the veteran of 40 years of acting said in a telephone interview. “I am invigorated by it beyond all words. The cast of 'Homeland' L-R: David Harewood, Mandy Patinkin, Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Jackson Pace, Morena Baccarin, Morgan Saylor and Diego Klattenhoff, pose after the series won the Emmy award for outstanding drama series at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 23, 2012.

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