Fiddler on the Roof Quotes

Golde: You'll be late.
Tevye: Golde, I won't be late.
Golde: 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!

Movie: Fiddler on the Roof
Hodel: For Papa, make him a scholar!
Chava: For Mama, make him rich as a king!
Hodel, Chava: For me, well, I wouldn't holler if he were as handsome as anything!
Hodel, Chava: 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!

Movie: Fiddler on the Roof
Lazar Wolf: How is your brother-in-law? In America?
Tevye: Oh, he's doing very well.
Lazar Wolf: Oh, he wrote you?
Tevye: No, not lately.
Lazar Wolf: Then how do you know?
Tevye: If he was doing badly, he would write.

Movie: Fiddler on the Roof
Tevye: [to God] It may sound like I'm complaining, but I'm not. After all, with Your help, I'm starving to death.

Movie: Fiddler on the Roof
Tevye: Because of our traditions, we've kept our balance for many, many years. Here in Anatevka, we have traditions for everything... How to sleep, how to eat... how to work... how to wear clothes. For instance, we always keep our heads covered, and always wear a little prayer shawl that shows our constant devotion to God. You may ask, How did this tradition get started? I'll tell you! [pause]
Tevye: I don't know. But it's a tradition... and because of our traditions... Every one of us knows who he is and what God expects him to do.

Movie: Fiddler on the Roof
Yente: People! I tell you, Tzeitel, if God lived on earth, people would break his windows!

Movie: Fiddler on the Roof