Best Theodore Bikel Quotes
- But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed. The death of an Arab child is no cause for… Arab
- By showing hunger, deprivation, starvation and brutality, as well as endurance and nobility, documentaries inform, prod our memories, even stir us to action. Such films… Action
- Despite a large body of work in films, TV, theatre and concerts, I am viewed by many as a Jewish artist. I do not resent… Artist
- I tried for a while to be an agricultural worker and was hopelessly bored. To me it was meaningless. I would stand around in heaps… Agricultural
- One might have thought the world would stop ascribing moral equivalence between acts of terrorism and acts of punishing terrorism. It has not happened that… Acts
- We Jews have a special attachment to the Book. The study of page after page in tomes yellowing with age was obligatory. Age
- What moves me is neither ethnocentric pride nor sectarian arrogance. I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures. But it is… Arrogance
- In my world, history comes down to language and art. Art
- I remain convinced that I can be a true universalist only when I am a better Jew. Better
- I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone. Actor
- If I have one vanity wish, it would be to direct. It's the only thing I haven't done yet that I would like to. Direct
- In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about what battles were fought, who won them and who lost… Art
- 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. Beginning
- I prefer to choose which traditions to keep and which to let go. Choose
- The play is always fresh to me. It's not the audience's fault that I've said the words before. Air
- I am not a specialist but a general practitioner in the world of the arts. Art
- I do not know who there is among us that can claim to know God's purpose and God's intent. Among
- I am not, and have never been, in favor of boycotting Israel. Been
- I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us, and that is to be compassionate toward other human beings. Beings
- I refuse to do shows that are narrowly constructed, that appeal to only one sentiment. I do a lot of Jewish material in front of… Appeal
- You cannot please all of the people all of the time, and that is truer in the arts than anywhere else. All
- There is no role I cannot play except a midget. Cannot Play
- Throughout my life I have cared as deeply about the songs of all peoples as I have about the rights of all peoples. All
- You learn more from the flops than from the hits. Flops
- When something is moving you get that intake of breath and that stillness from the audience. Audience