Theodore Bikel
Theodore Bikel
Theodore Meir Bikelwas an Austrian-American Jewish actor, folk singer, musician, composer, and activist...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth2 May 1924
CityVienna, Austria
CountryAustria
perception world paper
Right up to the middle of this century all perceptions of the world around us were delivered via the bookshelf or the paper route.
flops learn
You learn more from the flops than you do from the hits.
mere
No doubt, unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot be willed by mere declarations.
appeal awe capacity filled filmmakers stir visceral
I am filled with awe that filmmakers have the capacity to stir us and give us a sense of wonder. Film, like no other medium, makes a visceral appeal to our humanity.
beauty heaps hopelessly manure sing tried work worker
I tried for a while to be an agricultural worker and was hopelessly bored. I would stand around in heaps of manure and sing about the beauty of the work I wasn't doing.
claim cultures jewish superior
I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures or that the Jewish song is better than the song of my neighbor.
hate gun bombs
We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a nigh-impossible task.
movement caught warp
No movement can afford to be caught in a time warp and exist in a state of suspended animation.
world might way
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 way.
book attachment age
We Jews have a special attachment to the Book. The study of page after page in tomes yellowing with age was obligatory.
jew i-can convinced
I remain convinced that I can be a true universalist only when I am a better Jew.
actors proud
I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone.
vanity wish would-be
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.
roles captains
I created the role of Captain Von Trapp.