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.
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.
art world language
In my world, history comes down to language and art.
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.
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.
art world specialists
I am not a specialist but a general practitioner in the world of the arts.
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.
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.
believe word
'Retiring' - within that word is 'tiring,' and I'm not tired. I don't believe in retirement, really.
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.