When something is moving you get that intake of breath and that stillness from the audience. — Theodore Bikel Audience Copy Share Image
I do prefer the stage. It's really the granddaddy of them all. — Theodore Bikel Granddaddy Copy Share Image
No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language. — Theodore Bikel Art 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
For I firmly believe that Jewish life, indeed any communal life, can only be organized according to democratic principles. — Theodore Bikel Copy Share Image
After the advent of the written word, the masses who could not - or were not permitted to - read, were given… — Theodore Bikel Advent Copy Share Image
I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures or that the Jewish song is better than the song… — Theodore Bikel Copy Share Image
Right up to the middle of this century all perceptions of the world around us were delivered via the bookshelf or the… — Theodore Bikel Copy Share Image
Every actor wants to direct and produce, but I made a conscious decision when I was in college to understand the 'business'… — Theodore Bikel Actor Copy Share Image
'Retiring' - within that word is 'tiring,' and I'm not tired. I don't believe in retirement, really. — Theodore Bikel 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
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
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
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
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
An actor is supposed to emulate life. Instead, alas, many are imitating other actors. You don't fashion your knowledge of theatre or… — Theodore Bikel Actor 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 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
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
I prefer to make common cause with those whose weapons are guitars, banjos, fiddles and words. — Theodore Bikel 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 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 am not a specialist but a general practitioner in the world of the arts. — Theodore Bikel Art 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
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
It's a sad thing to contemplate, but I'm the last surviving cast member of 'The African Queen.' — Theodore Bikel Copy Share Image
