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
art world language
In my world, history comes down to language and art.
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.
fear giving wonder
I am filled with awe that filmmakers have the capacity to stir us and give us back a sense of wonder.
israel critics zionist
I am a Zionist, an ardent supporter of Israel, its defender when I deem Israel to be right and its critic when I deem it to be wrong.
country art pride
Must we be put to shame by much smaller and poorer countries, by Ireland, France, Austria or Sweden, who have understood that a nation's support of its arts is a matter of both national pride and cultural survival?
grateful omission people
Although I am deeply grateful to a great many people, I forgo the temptation of naming them for fear that I might slight any by omission.
study epistemology knows
Epistemology is the study of knowledge. By what conduit do we know what we know?
travel new-york world
You can't expect the entire world to come to New York to see you. You have to travel to them.
advent given mass
After the advent of the written word, the masses who could not - or were not permitted to - read, were given sermons by the few who could.
art government abiding
As an artist I have an even more abiding interest in the compact between the Arts and Government.
audience
Audiences are audiences.