It’s murder to doubt yourself in life. It took until I was 45 to get to that point.
ALAN ARKINI see how the industry and the studios feel it’s important, but I don’t really have a feeling for being in competition.
More Alan Arkin Quotes
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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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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.
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For many years my acting came from a place of surmounting some enormous obstacle.
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You can begin to see an amalgamation of cultures, the real beginning of one world.
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You can be connected with community theater or make your own little movies. But, if you want to be a movie star, you’ve got a tough road ahead of you.
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Things are never going to turn out how you think they will.
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If I’m doing a fake movie, it’s gonna be a fake hit.
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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.
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Even at that age, six and seven and eight, why I was moved by certain things they did
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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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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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Is it possible to have an endless series of successes without falling on our faces?
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We might just as well let the rest of it go, join the party, and dance our hearts out.
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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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