” 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

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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

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I don’t believe in competitions between artists. This is insane. Who has the authority to say someone is better?

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I don’t believe in competitions between artists. This is insane. Who has the authority to say someone is better?
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I don’t believe there’s anything in life you can’t go back and fix.
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For many years my acting came from a place of surmounting some enormous obstacle.

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For many years my acting came from a place of surmounting some enormous obstacle.
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Two-thirds of American movies are extensions of commercials — they tell you how to feel and they tell you how to think — rather than letting you figure it out on your own.

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Two-thirds of American movies are extensions of commercials — they tell you how to feel and they tell you how to think — rather than letting you figure it out on your own.
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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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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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Decay Middle Still
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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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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But 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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But 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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Things are never going to turn out how you think they will.

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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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My favorite kind of film is serious comedy. Comedy with serious underpinning.
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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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Most of the time, I’ve been really fortunate to work with people who are really fun to work with.
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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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As hard as it is in your work, it’s harder in your life. But it can be done.
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It’s murder to doubt yourself in life. It took until I was 45 to get to that point.

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It’s murder to doubt yourself in life. It took until I was 45 to get to that point.
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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 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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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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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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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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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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I’ve always considered myself an actor, but I wasn’t making a living as an actor.

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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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