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.
ALAN ARKINYou know what Andy Warhol’s sole contribution to this country has been? He made Campbell’s Soup a household word.
More Alan Arkin Quotes
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Is it possible to have an endless series of successes without falling on our faces?
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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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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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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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Marriage requires searing honesty at all costs. I learned that from my third wife.
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Catch-22′ was a huge failure, and it rubbed off on everybody connected to it.
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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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If I’m doing a fake movie, it’s gonna be a fake hit.
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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 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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Confronting some stern and faceless judge who would condemn me to a pit of hell if I didn’t achieve the “zone,” if even for a moment. Not a particularly happy place to work from.
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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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That’s what we’re all doing, all the time, whether we know it or not. Whether we like it or not. Creating something on the spur of the moment with the materials at hand.
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[The business is] more corporate and more formulaic and less experiential.
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I used to watch the world as if it was a performance and I would realize that certain things that people did moved me, and certain things didn’t move me, and I tried to analyze.
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