Top 69 Quotes & Sayings by Theodore Bikel - Page 2

There is no role I cannot play except a midget.

Accents. I'm very good with accents. I'm exceedingly good.

'Retiring' - within that word is 'tiring,' and I'm not tired. I don't believe in retirement, really.

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.'

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

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.

Every actor wants to direct and produce, but I made a conscious decision when I was in college to understand the 'business' of 'show business.'

I tried for a while to be an agricultural worker and was hopelessly bored. To me it was meaningless. I would stand around in heaps of manure and sings about the beauty of the work I wasn't doing.

Retiring' - within that word is 'tiring,' and I'm not tired. I don't believe in retirement, really.