Even at that age, six and seven and eight, why I was moved by certain things they did
ALAN ARKINCreativity means learning where the rules exist, and then breaking them! Saying, “It’s better this way.” But you have to know the rules in order to break them with any grace.
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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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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 suppose it is, but I think it would entail doing the same things over and over again without taking chances, without taking risks or exploring our limits, without finding out what we can and can’t do.
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You can begin to see an amalgamation of cultures, the real beginning of one world.
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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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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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Marriage requires searing honesty at all costs. I learned that from my third wife.
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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 gotta keep busy. I’m not happy unless I’m working on two, three things.
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No matter what you do or where you are, you’re going to be missing out on something.
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I don’t believe there’s anything in life you can’t go back and fix.
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Catch-22′ was a huge failure, and it rubbed off on everybody connected to it.
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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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Most of the time, I’ve been really fortunate to work with people who are really fun to work with.
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Creativity means learning where the rules exist, and then breaking them! Saying, “It’s better this way.” But you have to know the rules in order to break them with any grace.
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