Even at that age, six and seven and eight, why I was moved by certain things they did
ALAN ARKINIs it possible to have an endless series of successes without falling on our faces?
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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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My favorite kind of film is serious comedy. Comedy with serious underpinning.
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[The business is] more corporate and more formulaic and less experiential.
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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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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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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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All I can say is if the part doesn’t delight me in some way, or I can’t feel any compassion for it, I just can’t do it.
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I know that if I can’t move people, then I have no business being an actor.
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Marriage requires searing honesty at all costs. I learned that from my third wife.
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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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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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Truth is always unfolding. It’s not an absolute.
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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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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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