For I firmly believe that Jewish life, indeed any communal life, can only be organized according to democratic principles.
Theodore BikelI am a universalist, passionately devoted to the cause of equality within the human family.
Theodore BikelEvery actor wants to direct and produce, but I made a conscious decision when I was in college to understand the 'business' of 'show business.'
Theodore BikelWe Jews have a special attachment to the Book. The study of page after page in tomes yellowing with age was obligatory.
Theodore BikelJohn 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.
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