I am a universalist, passionately devoted to the cause of equality within the human family.

Quote by Theodore Bikel

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But, when I toil in the field of Jewish culture which I frequently do, I...

But, when I toil in the field of Jewish culture which I frequently do, I...

The play is always fresh to me. It's not the audience's fault that I've said...

The play is always fresh to me. It's not the audience's fault that I've said...

No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.

No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.

We Jews have a special attachment to the Book. The study of page after page...

We Jews have a special attachment to the Book. The study of page after page...

But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed....

But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed....

Audiences are audiences.

Audiences are audiences.

You learn more from the flops than you do from the hits.

You learn more from the flops than you do from the hits.

Throughout my life I have cared as deeply about the songs of all peoples as...

Throughout my life I have cared as deeply about the songs of all peoples as...

Must we be put to shame by much smaller and poorer countries, by Ireland, France,...

Must we be put to shame by much smaller and poorer countries, by Ireland, France,...

After the advent of the written word, the masses who could not - or were...

After the advent of the written word, the masses who could not - or were...

You don't really need modernity in order to exist totally and fully. You need a...

You don't really need modernity in order to exist totally and fully. You need a...

I created the role of Captain Von Trapp.

I created the role of Captain Von Trapp.

I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures or that the...

I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures or that the...

On the stage you're there, it's live. There's a beginning, a middle, an end. When...

On the stage you're there, it's live. There's a beginning, a middle, an end. When...

Right up to the middle of this century all perceptions of the world around us...

Right up to the middle of this century all perceptions of the world around us...

Having come to live in this age is as though one were to have entered...

Having come to live in this age is as though one were to have entered...

When something is moving you get that intake of breath and that stillness from the...

When something is moving you get that intake of breath and that stillness from the...

I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate...

I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate...

Despite a large body of work in films, TV, theatre and concerts, I am viewed...

Despite a large body of work in films, TV, theatre and concerts, I am viewed...

I am filled with awe that filmmakers have the capacity to stir us and give...

I am filled with awe that filmmakers have the capacity to stir us and give...