It's a sad thing to contemplate, but I'm the last surviving cast member of 'The African Queen.' — Theodore Bikel Copy Share Image
In my mind the city of Ariel is a thorn in Israel's side and a serious obstacle to peace. — Theodore Bikel City Copy Share Image
The play is always fresh to me. It's not the audience's fault that I've said the words before. — Theodore Bikel Audience Copy Share Image
We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a nigh-impossible task. — Theodore Bikel Bombs Copy Share Image
I am not a specialist but a general practitioner in the world of the arts. — Theodore Bikel Art Copy Share Image
I am a universalist, passionately devoted to the cause of equality within the human family. — Theodore Bikel Copy Share Image
No movement can afford to be caught in a time warp and exist in a state of suspended animation. — Theodore Bikel Animation Copy Share Image
I am determined to give the Yiddish language a fighting chance to survive. — Theodore Bikel Chance Copy Share Image
No doubt, unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot be willed by mere declarations. — Theodore Bikel Copy Share Image
I am a Zionist, an ardent supporter of Israel, its defender when I deem Israel to be right and its critic when… — Theodore Bikel Ardent Copy Share Image
Having come to live in this age is as though one were to have entered another country. Learn its language or risk… — Theodore Bikel Age Copy Share Image
As an artist I have an even more abiding interest in the compact between the Arts and Government. — Theodore Bikel Art Copy Share Image
You don't really need modernity in order to exist totally and fully. You need a mixture of modernity and tradition. — Theodore Bikel Copy Share Image
But, when I toil in the field of Jewish culture which I frequently do, I am indeed a Jewish artist. — Theodore Bikel Art Copy Share Image
I tried for a while to be an agricultural worker and was hopelessly bored. I would stand around in heaps of manure… — Theodore Bikel Copy Share Image
But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed. The death of an Arab child is… — Theodore Bikel Copy Share Image
In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about what battles were fought, who won them… — Theodore Bikel Art Copy Share Image
I tried for a while to be an agricultural worker and was hopelessly bored. To me it was meaningless. I would stand… — Theodore Bikel Bored Copy Share Image
I don't speak out because I am an actor nor will I keep silent because I am an actor. I respect my… — Theodore Bikel Copy Share Image
I am first, and foremost, an actor. That's what I am. To me, a song is a mini-drama. My musical ability informs… — Theodore Bikel Ability Copy Share Image
John Huston was the kind of director that totally left you alone. Not every actor always does it right, every time, but… — Theodore Bikel Actors Copy Share Image
While we all could agree that the Zionist ideal is alive and well, there is serious doubt whether the Zionist movement can… — Theodore Bikel Copy Share Image
You always draw on your experiences with live audiences to know how to do comedy on films. You're working for a laugh… — Theodore Bikel Copy Share Image
Must we be put to shame by much smaller and poorer countries, by Ireland, France, Austria or Sweden, who have understood that… — Theodore Bikel Austria Copy Share Image
I do not know who there is among us that can claim to know God's purpose and God's intent. — Theodore Bikel Purpose Copy Share Image
I remain convinced that I can be a true universalist only when I am a better Jew. — Theodore Bikel Copy Share Image
I prefer to make common cause with those whose weapons are guitars, banjos, fiddles and words. — Theodore Bikel Copy Share Image
Epistemology is the study of knowledge. By what conduit do we know what we know? — Theodore Bikel Education Copy Share Image
I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone. — Theodore Bikel Actor Copy Share Image
You can't expect the entire world to come to New York to see you. You have to travel to them. — Theodore Bikel Entire world Copy Share Image
No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language. — Theodore Bikel Art Copy Share Image
