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
integrity exercise facts
I glory in the fact that a human being has multiple talents and exercises them all with a degree of integrity and artistic proficiency. That's what I do.
simple world glimpse
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 non-Jews and a lot of non-Jewish material in front of Jews on the simple theory that the non-Jews are entitled to a glimpse of a Jewish world and the Jews are entitled to a glimpse of the world.
character directors doe
John Huston was the kind of director that totally left you alone. Not every actor always does it right, every time, but most of the time he was re-directing someone. He was making tight adjustments, and not even in terms of interpretation because he knew that by the time that the character had been filmed... well, he got it right when he cast you.
play green wonderful
'Visiting Mr. Green' is a good play. I enjoy being in it, and I have a wonderful colleague, Aidan deSalaiz, to work with. Audiences like it a lot. What's not to like?
stage granddaddy
I do prefer the stage. It's really the granddaddy of them all.
art people please
You cannot please all of the people all of the time, and that is truer in the arts than anywhere else.
queens lasts members
It's a sad thing to contemplate, but I'm the last surviving cast member of 'The African Queen.'
letting-go tradition
I prefer to choose which traditions to keep and which to let go.
air play faults
The play is always fresh to me. It's not the audience's fault that I've said the words before.
art world specialists
I am not a specialist but a general practitioner in the world of the arts.
purpose claims knowing-god
I do not know who there is among us that can claim to know God's purpose and God's intent.
israel favors
I am not, and have never been, in favor of boycotting Israel.
certain compassionate obligation
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.
accents very-good
Accents. I'm very good with accents. I'm exceedingly good.