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Alan Arkin Quotes

Things are never going to turn out how you think they will Picture Quote #1

Unless you’re doing Shakespeare or Chekhov... the written word is not sacrosanct Picture Quote #1

I was terrified of being on stage, and I had to work very hard at a craft to get past that Picture Quote #1

I don’t believe in competitions between artists. This is insane. Who has the authority to say someone is better? Picture Quote #1

Every physicist knows that things connect with each other. To isolate things is not the way the universe works - winning best actor is arbitrary Picture Quote #1

Success has nothing to do with box office as far as I’m concerned. Success has to do with achieving your goals, your internal goals, and growing as a person. It would have been nice to have been connected with a couple more box office hits, but in the long run, I don’t think it makes you happier Picture Quote #1

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NI love watching science fiction because I feel like when it’s done well, it’s not just monsters, but philosophy. Really good science fiction like, 2001,’ for example, or the first ‘Matrix.’ But it takes someone who’s got a brain and thinks in order to do really good science fiction Picture Quote #1

I gotta keep busy. I’m not happy unless I’m working on two, three things Picture Quote #1

Filmmakers, they tell me they want to make movies. I say, ‘Good, go out, buy a $500 camera, get some friends and make a movie. Don’t go to Hollywood. Stay wherever you are.’ Picture Quote #1

Catch-22’ was a huge failure, and it rubbed off on everybody connected to it. I had a bunch of lean years where I had to do things, a lot of which I wasn’t wildly enthusiastic about Picture Quote #1

I’m not sure if I’ve learned anything from show business. Life in general has taught me if you’re kind to people, everything gets easier. Being a decent person really smoothes the way for you and everyone else Picture Quote #1

I don’t mind watching plays once in a while, but as long as I don’t have to be in them Picture Quote #1

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I don’t know what I’m proudest of. The fact that my kids still talk to me Picture Quote #1

The last time I heard real screaming in the theatre was when I went to see a movie I did years ago, called ‘Wait Until Dark.’ Now, my mother was the least emotional person on the planet, but when I got killed in the movie, she stood up and screamed, ‘That’s my son!’ At Radio City Music Hall in New York! Picture Quote #1

I love working if it’s with people who are capable of having a good time. People with a little bit of enjoyment of what they do. If it’s enormous pressure, and people feel that their lives are at stake, then it’s agony. So I try to pick projects where I feel like I’m going to avoid those traps Picture Quote #1

There have been times when I’ve been broke, and a job came along, and I’ve said, ‘Yeah! Let’s do it!’ But I will never do something without having a feeling of knowing how to play it. I’ve been in projects that I felt terrible about afterwards, but I’ve always had something that sparked me while I was doing it Picture Quote #1

What I look for these days is that I don’t have long speeches, the characters gets to sit down a lot, I don’t have to learn any foreign languages, and it doesn’t shoot in Minneapolis in February. That’s mainly what I look for Picture Quote #1

I don’t live in L.A. on purpose because I don’t wanna be immersed in that. I have to have a real life, with real people, in order to inform what I’m doing; otherwise, it just becomes the snake eating its own tail. Vampirism Picture Quote #1

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I had a hard time treating my field as if it’s horse racing, putting actors in competition against each other. I see how the industry and the studios feel it’s important, but I don’t really have a feeling for being in competition. I want to feel sympathetic and close to others, not opposed to them Picture Quote #1

I don’t care about names attached to the script. That doesn’t matter to me. All things being equal, I would like to work with a good script with a good director, and the part I play is of less important than those two factors Picture Quote #1

The years I spent paying my dues are in the background, and so are my concerns about whether my performance is good or bad Picture Quote #1

You know what Andy Warhol’s sole contribution to this country has been? He made Campbell’s Soup a household word Picture Quote #1

That’s what we’re all doing, all the time, whether we know it or not. Whether we like it or not. Creating something on the spur of the moment with the materials at hand. We might just as well let the rest of it go, join the party, and dance our hearts out Picture Quote #1

Is it possible to have an endless series of successes without falling on our faces? I suppose it is, but I think it would entail doing the same things over and over again without taking chances, without taking risks or exploring our limits, without finding out what we can and can’t do Picture Quote #1

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Either you’re growing or you’re decaying; there’s no middle ground. If you’re standing still, you’re decaying Picture Quote #1

No matter what you do or where you are, you’re going to be missing out on something Picture Quote #1

Marriage requires searing honesty at all costs. I learned that from my third wife Picture Quote #1

Truth is always unfolding. It’s not an absolute Picture Quote #1

I played guitar. I’ve always considered myself an actor, but I wasn’t making a living as an actor. So I was in a couple of folk groups that managed to keep me in underwear and burritos Picture Quote #1

I don’t think it does the audience any good to know what I do to prepare. It keeps it more of a surprise. I don’t feel like it has to be a mystery Picture Quote #1

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Things are never going to turn out how you think they will (Alan Arkin Quotes) Unless you’re doing Shakespeare or Chekhov... the written word is not sacrosanct. (Alan Arkin Quotes) I was terrified of being on stage, and I had to work very hard at a craft to get past that (Alan Arkin Quotes) I don’t believe in competitions between artists. This is insane. Who has the authority to say someone is better? (Alan Arkin Quotes) Every physicist knows that things connect with each other. To isolate things is not the way the universe works - winning best actor is arbitrary. (Alan Arkin Quotes) Success has nothing to do with box office as far as I’m concerned. Success has to do with achieving your goals, your internal goals, and growing as a person. It would have been nice to have been connected with a couple more box office hits, but in the long run, I don’t think it makes you happier. (Alan Arkin Quotes) NI love watching science fiction because I feel like when it’s done well, it’s not just monsters, but philosophy. Really good science fiction like, 2001,’ for example, or the first ‘Matrix.’ But it takes someone who’s got a brain and thinks in order to do really good science fiction. (Alan Arkin Quotes) I gotta keep busy. I’m not happy unless I’m working on two, three things. (Alan Arkin Quotes) Filmmakers, they tell me they want to make movies. I say, ‘Good, go out, buy a $500 camera, get some friends and make a movie. Don’t go to Hollywood. Stay wherever you are.’ (Alan Arkin Quotes) Catch-22’ was a huge failure, and it rubbed off on everybody connected to it. I had a bunch of lean years where I had to do things, a lot of which I wasn’t wildly enthusiastic about. (Alan Arkin Quotes) I’m not sure if I’ve learned anything from show business. Life in general has taught me if you’re kind to people, everything gets easier. Being a decent person really smoothes the way for you and everyone else. (Alan Arkin Quotes) I don’t mind watching plays once in a while, but as long as I don’t have to be in them (Alan Arkin Quotes) I don’t know what I’m proudest of. The fact that my kids still talk to me. (Alan Arkin Quotes) The last time I heard real screaming in the theatre was when I went to see a movie I did years ago, called ‘Wait Until Dark.’ Now, my mother was the least emotional person on the planet, but when I got killed in the movie, she stood up and screamed, ‘That’s my son!’ At Radio City Music Hall in New York! (Alan Arkin Quotes) I love working if it’s with people who are capable of having a good time. People with a little bit of enjoyment of what they do. If it’s enormous pressure, and people feel that their lives are at stake, then it’s agony. So I try to pick projects where I feel like I’m going to avoid those traps. (Alan Arkin Quotes) There have been times when I’ve been broke, and a job came along, and I’ve said, ‘Yeah! Let’s do it!’ But I will never do something without having a feeling of knowing how to play it. I’ve been in projects that I felt terrible about afterwards, but I’ve always had something that sparked me while I was doing it. (Alan Arkin Quotes) What I look for these days is that I don’t have long speeches, the characters gets to sit down a lot, I don’t have to learn any foreign languages, and it doesn’t shoot in Minneapolis in February. That’s mainly what I look for. (Alan Arkin Quotes) I don’t live in L.A. on purpose because I don’t wanna be immersed in that. I have to have a real life, with real people, in order to inform what I’m doing; otherwise, it just becomes the snake eating its own tail. Vampirism. (Alan Arkin Quotes) I had a hard time treating my field as if it’s horse racing, putting actors in competition against each other. I see how the industry and the studios feel it’s important, but I don’t really have a feeling for being in competition. I want to feel sympathetic and close to others, not opposed to them. (Alan Arkin Quotes) I don’t care about names attached to the script. That doesn’t matter to me. All things being equal, I would like to work with a good script with a good director, and the part I play is of less important than those two factors. (Alan Arkin Quotes) The years I spent paying my dues are in the background, and so are my concerns about whether my performance is good or bad. (Alan Arkin Quotes) You know what Andy Warhol’s sole contribution to this country has been? He made Campbell’s Soup a household word (Alan Arkin Quotes) That’s what we’re all doing, all the time, whether we know it or not. Whether we like it or not. Creating something on the spur of the moment with the materials at hand. We might just as well let the rest of it go, join the party, and dance our hearts out (Alan Arkin Quotes) Is it possible to have an endless series of successes without falling on our faces? I suppose it is, but I think it would entail doing the same things over and over again without taking chances, without taking risks or exploring our limits, without finding out what we can and can’t do (Alan Arkin Quotes) Either you’re growing or you’re decaying; there’s no middle ground. If you’re standing still, you’re decaying (Alan Arkin Quotes) No matter what you do or where you are, you’re going to be missing out on something (Alan Arkin Quotes) Marriage requires searing honesty at all costs. I learned that from my third wife (Alan Arkin Quotes) Truth is always unfolding. It’s not an absolute (Alan Arkin Quotes) I played guitar. I’ve always considered myself an actor, but I wasn’t making a living as an actor. So I was in a couple of folk groups that managed to keep me in underwear and burritos (Alan Arkin Quotes) I don’t think it does the audience any good to know what I do to prepare. It keeps it more of a surprise. I don’t feel like it has to be a mystery (Alan Arkin Quotes)

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