” 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 ARKINIncorporating it, somehow trying to work their way all together to a meaning of some kind, or at least a conclusion.
More Alan Arkin Quotes
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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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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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There’s a familiarity that sometimes shocks and annoys the hell out of me.
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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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As hard as it is in your work, it’s harder in your life. But it can be done.
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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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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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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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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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Things are never going to turn out how you think they will.
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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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Most of the time, I’ve been really fortunate to work with people who are really fun to work with.
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TV has taken reflection out of the human condition. People didn’t use to have a ready answer for everything, whether they knew something about it or not.
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If I’m doing a fake movie, it’s gonna be a fake hit.
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