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Fiddler on the Roof (film) Quotes

Fiddler on the Roof (film) is a TV show that was first aired in 1970 . Fiddler on the Roof ended in 1970.

It features Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and John Williams in charge of musical score, and Oswald Morris as head of cinematography.

Fiddler on the Roof (film) is recorded in English, Hebrew, and Russian and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Fiddler on the Roof (film) is 179 minutes long. Fiddler on the Roof (film) is distributed by United Artists.

The cast includes: Barry Dennen as Mendel, Norma Crane as Golde, Paul Mann as Lazar Wolf, Leonard Frey as Motel, Rosalind Harris as Tzeitel, Molly Picon as Yente, Michele Marsh as Hodel, Neva Small as Chava, Louis Zorich as Constable, Shimen Rushkin as Mordcha, Zvee Scooler as Rabbi, Ruth Madoc as Fruma Sarah, Louis Zorich as All, Barry Dennen as Men, Louis Zorich as Sons, Alfie Scopp as Avram, and Ray Lovelock as Fyedka.

Fiddler on the Roof (film) Quotes

Shimen Rushkin as Mordcha

  • (Shimen Rushkin) "If the rich could hire others to die for them we, the poor, would all make a nice living."

Norma Crane as Golde

  • (Tevye) "Do you love me?"
  • (Norma Crane) "I'm your wife."
  • (Tevye) "I know."
  • (Tevye) "But do you love me?"
  • (Norma Crane) "Do I love him? For twenty-five years I've lived with him, fought with him, starved with him. Twenty-five years, my bed is his --"
  • (Tevye) "Shh."
  • (Norma Crane) "If that's not love, what is?"
  • (Tevye) "Then you love me."
  • (Norma Crane) "I suppose I do."
  • (Tevye) "Oh."
  • (Tevye) "And I suppose I love you too."
  • (Norma Crane) "It doesn't change a thing, but even so -- After twenty-five years, it's nice to know."
  • (Tevye) "In the middle of the dream, in walks your grandmother Tzeitel, may she rest in peace."
  • (Norma Crane) "Grandmother Tzeitel? How did she look?"
  • (Tevye) "Well, for a woman who's dead 30 years, she looked very good."
  • (Norma Crane) "You can die from such a man."
  • (Tevye) "Swipe the floor?"
  • (Norma Crane) "I DON'T want to leave a dirty house."
  • (Tevye) "Is this the little girl I carried? Is this the little boy at play?"
  • (Norma Crane) "I don't remember growing older. When did they?"
  • (Perchik) "Your daughter has a quick and witty tongue."
  • (Tevye) "Yes, the wit she gets from me, as the good book says --"
  • (Norma Crane) "The good book can wait, it's time for Sabbath."
  • (Tevye) "The tongue she gets from her mother."
  • (Norma Crane) "You'll be late."
  • (Tevye) "Golde, I won't be late."
  • (Norma Crane) "You'll be late."
  • (Tevye) "I won't be late. I won't be late. If you ever stop talking, I won't be late."

Rosalind Harris as Tzeitel

  • (Rosalind Harris) "Chava, I've found him; will you be a lucky bride. He's handsome, he's tall. That is, from side to side, but he's a nice man, a good catch, right?"
  • (Michele Marsh) "Right."
  • (Rosalind Harris) "You heard he has a temper."
  • (Michele Marsh) "He'll beat you every night."
  • (Rosalind Harris) "But only when he's sober --"
  • (Michele Marsh) "So you're all right."
  • (Rosalind Harris) "Since when are you interested in a match, Chava? I thought you just had your eyes on your books."
  • (Rosalind Harris) "And you have your eye on the Rabbi's son."
  • (Michele Marsh) "Well, why not? We only have one rabbi, and he only has one son. Why shouldn't I want the best?"
  • (Rosalind Harris) "Because you're a girl from a poor family. So, whatever yente brings, you'll take, right?"
  • (Rosalind Harris) "Of COURSE right."

Paul Mann as Lazar Wolf

  • (Paul Mann) "How is it going with you, Reb Tevye?"
  • (Tevye) "How should it go?"
  • (Paul Mann) "You are right."
  • (Tevye) "And you?"
  • (Paul Mann) "The same."
  • (Tevye) "I'm sorry to hear that."
  • (Paul Mann) "We can fight to keep our home."
  • (Louis Zorich) "Against our militia, our army? I wouldn't advise that."
  • (Tevye) "I have some advice for you. Get off my land. This is still my home, my land. Get off my land."
  • (Tevye) "Where are you going?"
  • (Paul Mann) "Chicago. In America."
  • (Tevye) "Chicago, America? We are going to New York, America. We'll be neighbors."
  • (Paul Mann) "Have a drink?"
  • (Tevye) "I won't insult you by saying no."
  • (Paul Mann) "How is your brother-in-law? In America?"
  • (Tevye) "Oh, he's doing very well."
  • (Paul Mann) "Oh, he wrote you?"
  • (Tevye) "No, not lately."
  • (Paul Mann) "Then how do you know?"
  • (Tevye) "If he was doing badly, he would write."

Michele Marsh as Hodel

  • (Michele Marsh) "Papa, God alone knows when we shall see each other again."
  • (Tevye) "Then we will leave it in His hands."
  • (Michele Marsh) "We only have one Rabbi, and he only has one son. Why shouldn't I want the best?"
  • (Rosalind Harris) "Because you're a girl from a poor family. So whatever Yente brings, you'll take. Right? Of course, right."
  • (Rosalind Harris) "Hodel. Oh Hodel, have I made a match for you. He's handsome, he's young. All right, he's sixty-two. But he's a nice man, a good catch, true? True. I promise you'll be happy, and even if you're not, there's more to life than that -- Don't ask me what."
  • (Perchik) "They look so natural together."
  • (Michele Marsh) "Just like two newlyweds should be."
  • (Michele Marsh) "Is there a canopy in store for me?"
  • (Perchik) "I'm a very good teacher."
  • (Michele Marsh) "I heard that the Rabbi who must praise himself has a congregation of one."
  • (Michele Marsh) "For Papa, make him a scholar."
  • (Neva Small) "For Mama, make him rich as a king."
  • (Neva Small) "For me, well, I wouldn't holler if he were as handsome as anything."
  • (Neva Small) "Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match. Find me a find, catch me a catch. Night after night in the dark I'm alone, so find me a match of my own."

Louis Zorich as Constable

  • (Tevye) "Welcome, your honour, what's the good news in the world?"
  • (Louis Zorich) "I see you have company."
  • (Tevye) "They are my friends."
  • (Louis Zorich) "It's just as well. What I have to say is for their ears also. How much time do you need to sell your house and household goods?"
  • (Tevye) "Why should I sell my house? Is it in anybody's way?"
  • (Louis Zorich) "I came to tell you that you have to leave Anatevka."
  • (Tevye) "How did I come to deserve such an honour?"
  • (Louis Zorich) "Not just you of course, but all of you."
  • (Tevye) "Thank you, your honor. You are a good man. If I may say so, it's too bad you're not a Jew."
  • (Louis Zorich) "That's what I like about you, Tevye. You're always joking."
  • (Louis Zorich) "You're an honest, decent person. Even though you are a Jew."
  • (Tevye) "Oh -- THANK you, your honor. How often does a man get a compliment like that?"
  • (Louis Zorich) "Sunrise, sunset; sunrise, sunset; swiftly fly the years -- one season following another, laden with happiness and tears."

Zvee Scooler as Rabbi

  • (Tevye) "And in the circle of our little village, We've always had our special types. For instance, Yente the matchmaker, Reb Nachum the beggar -- And most important of all, our beloved Rabbi."
  • (Leibesh) "Rabbi. May I ask you a question?"
  • (Zvee Scooler) "Certainly, Lebisch."
  • (Leibesh) "Is there a proper blessing -- for the Tsar?"
  • (Zvee Scooler) "A blessing for the Tsar? Of course. May God bless and keep the Tsar -- far away from us."

Ray Lovelock as Fyedka

  • (Ray Lovelock) "Your father is coming. Chava, let me talk to him. Let me tell him about us."
  • (Neva Small) "No, Fyedka, that would be the worst thing, I'm sure of it."
  • (Ray Lovelock) "But let me try."
  • (Neva Small) "No. I'll talk to him. I promise."
  • (Ray Lovelock) "Some are driven away by edicts -- others, by silence."
  • (Ray Lovelock) "I'm a pleasant fellow, charming, honest, ambitious, quite bright, and very modest."

Barry Dennen as Mendel

  • (Tevye) "As the good book says, when a poor man eats a chicken, one of them is sick."
  • (Barry Dennen) "Where does the book say that?"
  • (Tevye) "Well, it doesn't say that exactly, but somewhere there is something about a chicken."
  • (Barry Dennen) "She's dancing with a man."
  • (Tevye) "I can SEE that she's dancing with a man."
  • (Tevye) "And I'm going to dance with my wife."
  • (Barry Dennen) "And if our good fortune never comes, here's to whatever comes."

Neva Small as Chava

  • (Tevye) "What were you and he talking about?"
  • (Neva Small) "Nothing. We were just talking."
  • (Tevye) "Good."
  • (Neva Small) "Papa. Fyedka and I -- We've known each other for a long time --"
  • (Tevye) "Chaveleh, I would be much happier if you remained friends from a distance. You must not forget who you are and who that man is."
  • (Neva Small) "He has a name, Papa."
  • (Tevye) "Of course. All creatures on Earth have a name."
  • (Neva Small) "Fyedka is not a creature, Papa. Fyedka is a man."
  • (Tevye) "Who says he isn't? It's just that he's a different kind of man. As the Good Book says, "Each shall seek his own kind." In other words, a bird may love a fish, but where would they build a home together?"
  • (Neva Small) "The world is changing, Papa."
  • (Tevye) "No."
  • (Tevye) "No. Some things do not change for us. Some things will never change."
  • (Neva Small) "We don't feel that way."
  • (Tevye) "We?"
  • (Neva Small) "Fyedka and I -- We want to be married."
  • (Tevye) "What? Are you out of your mind? Don't you understand what that means, marrying outside of the faith?"
  • (Neva Small) "But, Papa --"
  • (Tevye) "I said no. Never talk about it again. Never mention his name again. Never see him again. Do you understand me?"
  • (Neva Small) "Yes, Papa. I understand you."
  • (Neva Small) "The world is changing, Papa."
  • (Neva Small) "I'll write to you in America if you like."
  • (Norma Crane) "We'll be staying with Uncle Avram."
  • (Neva Small) "Yes, Mama."
  • (Tevye) "We'll be staying with Uncle Avram. We'll be staying with Uncle Avram. The whole world has to know our business."

Molly Picon as Yente

  • (Molly Picon) "Even the worst husband, God forbid, is better than no husband, God forbid."
  • (Molly Picon) "People. I tell you, Tzeitel, if God lived on earth, people would break his windows."
  • (Molly Picon) "The postman told me there was a letter for your sister, Hodel."
  • (Rosalind Harris) "Thank you, I'll go and get it."
  • (Molly Picon) "I got it. It's, ah, from her intended, Perchik."
  • (Rosalind Harris) "Oh, she'll be so happy, she's been waiting to hear from -- but it's open."
  • (Molly Picon) "So, it happened to be open --"

Leonard Frey as Motel

  • (Tevye) "You are just a poor tailor."
  • (Leonard Frey) "That's true, Reb Tevye, but even a poor tailor is entitled to some happiness."
  • (Leonard Frey) "Times are changing, Reb Tevye. The thing is, over a year ago, your daughter, Tzeitel, and I gave each other our pledge that we would marry."
  • (Tevye) "You gave each other a -- pledge?"
  • (Rosalind Harris) "Yes, Papa. We gave each other our pledge."

Ruth Madoc as Fruma Sarah

  • (Ruth Madoc) "How could you allow it, How? How could you let your daughter take my place? Live in my house, carry my keys, and wear my clothes, pearls, how?"
  • (Unnamed) "How could you allow your daughter to take her place?"
  • (Ruth Madoc) "Pearls."
  • (Unnamed) "House?"
  • (Ruth Madoc) "Pearls."
  • (Unnamed) "Keys."
  • (Ruth Madoc) "Pearls."
  • (Unnamed) "Clothes."
  • (Ruth Madoc) "Peeeeeearls."
  • (Unnamed) "How?"

Alfie Scopp as Avram

  • (Tevye) "Then there are the others in our village. They make a much bigger circle. We don't bother them, and so far, they don't bother us. And among ourselves, we always get along perfectly well."
  • (Tevye) "Of course, there was the time when he sold him a horse and told him it was only six years old, when it was really 12. But now, it's all over, and we live in simple peace and harmony."
  • (Tevye) "It was twelve years old."
  • (Itchak) "It was six."
  • (Alfie Scopp) "Tevye knows."

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