” 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 ARKINEither you’re growing or you’re decaying; there’s no middle ground. If you’re standing still, you’re decaying.
More Alan Arkin Quotes
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I don’t live in L.A. on purpose because I don’t wanna be immersed in that. I have to have a real life, with real people.
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My favorite kind of film is serious comedy. Comedy with serious underpinning.
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I gotta keep busy. I’m not happy unless I’m working on two, three things.
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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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If you want to be an actor and you love acting, you can do it whether you’re doing something else or not.
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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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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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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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IN order to inform what I’m doing; otherwise, it just becomes the snake eating its own tail. Vampirism.
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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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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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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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We might just as well let the rest of it go, join the party, and dance our hearts out.
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