No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language. — Theodore Bikel Art Copy Share Image
I do prefer the stage. It's really the granddaddy of them all. — Theodore Bikel Prefer Copy Share Image
I am a universalist, passionately devoted to the cause of equality within the human family. — Theodore Bikel Devoted 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
It's a sad thing to contemplate, but I'm the last surviving cast member of 'The African Queen.' — Theodore Bikel Contemplate Copy Share Image
You cannot please all of the people all of the time, and that is truer in the arts than anywhere else. — Theodore Bikel Anywhere Copy Share Image
What moves me is neither ethnocentric pride nor sectarian arrogance. I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures.… — Theodore Bikel Arrogance Copy Share Image
I glory in the fact that a human being has multiple talents and exercises them all with a degree of integrity and… — Theodore Bikel Artistic Copy Share Image
All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use… — Theodore Bikel Arrogance Copy Share Image
'Retiring' - within that word is 'tiring,' and I'm not tired. I don't believe in retirement, really. — Theodore Bikel Believe Copy Share Image
No doubt unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot be willed into being by mere declarations. — Theodore Bikel Doubt Copy Share Image
I am filled with awe that filmmakers have the capacity to stir us and give us back a sense of wonder. — Theodore Bikel Awe 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 Arabs Copy Share Image
I refuse to do shows that are narrowly constructed, that appeal to only one sentiment. I do a lot of Jewish material… — Theodore Bikel Appeal 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 Always Copy Share Image
By showing hunger, deprivation, starvation and brutality, as well as endurance and nobility, documentaries inform, prod our memories, even stir us to… — Theodore Bikel Action 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
I remain convinced that I can be a true universalist only when I am a better Jew. — Theodore Bikel Convinced Copy Share Image
I prefer to choose which traditions to keep and which to let go. — Theodore Bikel Choose 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
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
You don't really need modernity in order to exist totally and fully. You need a mixture of modernity and tradition. — Theodore Bikel Exist 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 Cannot 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
Despite a large body of work in films, TV, theatre and concerts, I am viewed by many as a Jewish artist. I… — Theodore Bikel Art Copy Share Image
Throughout my life I have cared as deeply about the songs of all peoples as I have about the rights of all… — Theodore Bikel About Copy Share Image
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… — Theodore Bikel Funny Copy Share Image
Although I am deeply grateful to a great many people, I forgo the temptation of naming them for fear that I might… — Theodore Bikel Goals Copy Share Image
I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone. — Theodore Bikel Actor Copy Share Image
I am determined to give the Yiddish language a fighting chance to survive. — Theodore Bikel Chance Copy Share Image
