Theodore Bikel Quotes - Page 3

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• No movement can afford to be caught in a time warp and exist in a state of suspended animation.

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  Movement, States, Caught

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• I am not a specialist but a general practitioner in the world of the arts.

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  Art, World, Specialists

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• I prefer to choose which traditions to keep and which to let go.

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  Letting Go, Tradition

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• On the stage you're there, it's live. There's a beginning, a middle, an end. When something is funny you hear it right away.

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  Funny, Ends, Middle

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• 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.

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  Vanity, Wish, Would Be

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• We Jews have a special attachment to the Book. The study of page after page in tomes yellowing with age was obligatory.

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  Book, Attachment, Yellow

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• In my world, history comes down to language and art.

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  Art, World, Language

  “Theodore Bikel, 'Fiddler on the Roof' Star, Dies at 91” by Duane Byrge , Alex Ben Block, www.hollywoodreporter.com. July 21, 2015.

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• I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone.

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  Actors, Proud

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• I remain convinced that I can be a true universalist only when I am a better Jew.

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  Jew, Convinced, I Can

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• An actor is supposed to emulate life. Instead, alas, many are imitating other actors. You don't fashion your knowledge of theatre or your approach to a role on the basis of what other actors have done. This kind of thinking is a great danger, especially in dealing with TV producers who frequently say things like, 'This is a Sean Connery type.'

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  Fashion, Thinking, Theatre

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• Despite a large body of work in films, TV, theatre and concerts, I am viewed by many as a Jewish artist. I do not resent the label, except for the fact that I disapprove of labels in general.

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  Artist, Theatre, Labels

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• I always sang, I always acted, I always played.

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• But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed. The death of an Arab child is no cause for celebration in Israel.

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  Children, Israel, Hymns

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• Right up to the middle of this century all perceptions of the world around us were delivered via the bookshelf or the paper route.

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  Perception, World, Paper

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