I don’t think it does the audience any good to know what I do to prepare.
ALAN ARKIN- Creativity means learning where the rules exist, and then breaking them! Saying, “It’s better this way.” But you have to know the rules in order to break them with any grace.
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Creativity means learning where the rules exist, and then breaking them! Saying, “It’s better this way.” But you have to know the rules in order to break them with any grace.
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I don’t think it does the audience any good to know what I do to prepare.
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My favorite kind of film is serious comedy. Comedy with serious underpinning.
ALAN ARKINMy favorite kind of film is serious comedy. Comedy with serious underpinning.
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No matter what you do or where you are, you’re going to be missing out on something.
ALAN ARKINNo matter what you do or where you are, you’re going to be missing out on something.
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” Education does not mean jamming information into somebody’s head. Rather, it’s that ancient idea that all knowledge is within us; to teach is to help somebody pull it out of themselves.
ALAN ARKIN” Education does not mean jamming information into somebody’s head. Rather, it’s that ancient idea that all knowledge is within us; to teach is to help somebody pull it out of themselves.
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But one of the things I learned from improvising is that all of life is an improvisation, whether you like it or not.
ALAN ARKINBut one of the things I learned from improvising is that all of life is an improvisation, whether you like it or not.
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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.
ALAN ARKINA 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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Creativity means learning where the rules exist, and then breaking them! Saying, “It’s better this way.” But you have to know the rules in order to break them with any grace.
ALAN ARKINCreativity means learning where the rules exist, and then breaking them! Saying, “It’s better this way.” But you have to know the rules in order to break them with any grace.
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Is it possible to have an endless series of successes without falling on our faces?
ALAN ARKINIs it possible to have an endless series of successes without falling on our faces?
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Even at that age, six and seven and eight, why I was moved by certain things they did
ALAN ARKINEven at that age, six and seven and eight, why I was moved by certain things they did
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Things are never going to turn out how you think they will.
ALAN ARKINThings are never going to turn out how you think they will.
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I know that if I can’t move people, then I have no business being an actor.
ALAN ARKINI know that if I can’t move people, then I have no business being an actor.
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Catch-22′ was a huge failure, and it rubbed off on everybody connected to it.
ALAN ARKINCatch-22′ was a huge failure, and it rubbed off on everybody connected to it.
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Incorporating it, somehow trying to work their way all together to a meaning of some kind, or at least a conclusion.
ALAN ARKINIncorporating it, somehow trying to work their way all together to a meaning of some kind, or at least a conclusion.
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And then that’s what you have to be. But what I’m looking for is the opportunity to explore what I can do, probing the limits, learning.
ALAN ARKINAnd then that’s what you have to be. But what I’m looking for is the opportunity to explore what I can do, probing the limits, learning.
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Ten years ago, it would have been impossible to imagine a Cockney singing group with a Southern Negro style and Indian and electronic music.
ALAN ARKINTen years ago, it would have been impossible to imagine a Cockney singing group with a Southern Negro style and Indian and electronic music.
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Most of the time, I’ve been really fortunate to work with people who are really fun to work with.
ALAN ARKINMost of the time, I’ve been really fortunate to work with people who are really fun to work with.
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