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

Quote by Theodore Bikel

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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...

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...

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 determined to give the Yiddish language a fighting chance to survive.

I am determined to give the Yiddish language a fighting chance to survive.

Audiences are audiences.

Audiences are audiences.

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...

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....

All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on...

All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on...

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

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

In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about...

In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about...

While we all could agree that the Zionist ideal is alive and well, there is...

While we all could agree that the Zionist ideal is alive and well, there is...

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

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

If I have one vanity wish, it would be to direct. It's the only thing...

If I have one vanity wish, it would be to direct. It's the only thing...

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

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

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...

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...

One might have thought the world would stop ascribing moral equivalence between acts of terrorism...

One might have thought the world would stop ascribing moral equivalence between acts of terrorism...

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...

You always draw on your experiences with live audiences to know how to do comedy...

You always draw on your experiences with live audiences to know how to do comedy...