Things are never going to turn out how you think they will.
ALAN ARKINMost of the time, I’ve been really fortunate to work with people who are really fun to work with.
More Alan Arkin Quotes
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Is it possible to have an endless series of successes without falling on our faces?
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There’s a familiarity that sometimes shocks and annoys the hell out of me.
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My favorite kind of film is serious comedy. Comedy with serious underpinning.
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I read somewhere that some people believe that the entire universe is a matrix of living thought. And I said, “Man, if that’s not a definition of God, I don’t know what is.
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I’m an actor. My life as an actor depends on who sends me what. I’m just taking the best stuff that I can find that’s sent my way, regardless of how big or little the paycheck is.
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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.
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I don’t love the business. I never wanted to be a part of it. I don’t think any actor does.
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Two-thirds of American movies are extensions of commercials — they tell you how to feel and they tell you how to think — rather than letting you figure it out on your own.
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If I’m doing a fake movie, it’s gonna be a fake hit.
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I want to feel sympathetic and close to others, not opposed to them.
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It doesn’t mean we don’t take it seriously, but no one is under the delusion (that we’re) bringing world peace.
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It keeps it more of a surprise. I don’t feel like it has to be a mystery.
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A product is most easily sold when it has an identity. So they wrap you all up and put a label on you.
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As hard as it is in your work, it’s harder in your life. But it can be done.
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What I’ve learned about teaching is to refer back to the root of that word, which is educo, which means “to pull from.
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