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.
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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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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I see how the industry and the studios feel it’s important, but I don’t really have a feeling for being in competition.
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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.
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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.
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Hollywood is a strange place. The class structure here is more rigid than almost anyplace I’ve ever experienced. It’s made more difficult by the fact that it’s constantly changing.
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You know what Andy Warhol’s sole contribution to this country has been? He made Campbell’s Soup a household word.
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Things are never going to turn out how you think they will.
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My favorite kind of film is serious comedy. Comedy with serious underpinning.
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I had a bunch of lean years where I had to do things, a lot of which I wasn’t wildly enthusiastic about.
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There’s a familiarity that sometimes shocks and annoys the hell out of me.
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Catch-22′ was a huge failure, and it rubbed off on everybody connected to it.
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Is it possible to have an endless series of successes without falling on our faces?
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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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I don’t believe there’s anything in life you can’t go back and fix.
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I’ve always considered myself an actor, but I wasn’t making a living as an actor.
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