Yiddish Quotes by Theodore Bikel

All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power…

— Theodore Bikel

Although I am deeply grateful to a great many people, I forgo the temptation of naming them for fear that I might slight any…

— Theodore Bikel

I am a Zionist, an ardent supporter of Israel, its defender when I deem Israel to be right and its critic when I deem…

— Theodore Bikel

We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a nigh-impossible task.

— Theodore Bikel

On the stage you're there, it's live. There's a beginning, a middle, an end. When something is funny you hear it right away.

— Theodore Bikel

I tried for a while to be an agricultural worker and was hopelessly bored. To me it was meaningless. I would stand around in…

— Theodore Bikel

You always draw on your experiences with live audiences to know how to do comedy on films. You're working for a laugh that may…

— Theodore Bikel

Every actor wants to direct.

— Theodore Bikel

Throughout my life I have cared as deeply about the songs of all peoples as I have about the rights of all peoples.

— Theodore Bikel

Despite a large body of work in films, TV, theatre and concerts, I am viewed by many as a Jewish artist. I do not…

— Theodore Bikel

But, when I toil in the field of Jewish culture which I frequently do, I am indeed a Jewish artist.

— Theodore Bikel

I prefer to choose which traditions to keep and which to let go.

— Theodore Bikel

But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed. The death of an Arab child is no cause…

— Theodore Bikel

'Retiring' - within that word is 'tiring,' and I'm not tired. I don't believe in retirement, really.

— Theodore Bikel

It's a sad thing to contemplate, but I'm the last surviving cast member of 'The African Queen.'

— Theodore Bikel