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There have been times when I'...

There have been times when I've been broke, and a job came along, and I've said, 'Yeah! Let's do it!' But I will never do something without having a feeling of knowing how to play it. I've been in projects that I felt terrible about afterwards, but I've always had something that sparked me while I was doing it.

Alan Arkin 46 quotes

I love insane, stupid comedy,...

I love insane, stupid comedy, but I can only make it work if it's a character I can give some history to and make real. Like the guy I played in 'Little Miss Sunshine.' He's a maniac, but to me he was absolutely believable.

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I would rather die than do a ...

I would rather die than do a play - 10 years in solitary instead.

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I had to jump around in the a...

I had to jump around in the arts for a while just to survive. I earned a little money here and there, playing the guitar at union meetings, functions. I sold some science-fiction stories. I knew there was absolutely no question of me not being connected with the arts, but I couldn't find any acting jobs.

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Unless you're doing Shakespea...

Unless you're doing Shakespeare or Chekhov... the written word is not sacrosanct.

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I don't believe in competitio...

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 had a hard time treating my...

I had a hard time treating my field as if it's horse racing, putting actors in competition against each other. I see how the industry and the studios feel it's important, but I don't really have a feeling for being in competition. I want to feel sympathetic and close to others, not opposed to them.

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My favorite kind of film is s...

My favorite kind of film is serious comedy. Comedy with serious underpinning.

Alan Arkin 46 quotes

What I've learned about teach...

What I've learned about teaching is to refer back to the root of that word, which is educo, which means "to pull from." 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 46 quotes

I've always considered myself...

I've always considered myself an actor, but I wasn't making a living as an actor.

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I played guitar. I've always ...

I played guitar. I've always considered myself an actor, but I wasn't making a living as an actor. So I was in a couple of folk groups that managed to keep me in underwear and burritos.

Alan Arkin 46 quotes

Hollywood is a strange place....

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. You never know what class you belong to unless you're one of the two or three people that have been in the same echelon for a long, long time.

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Either you're growing or you'...

Either you're growing or you're decaying; there's no middle ground. If you're standing still, you're decaying.

Alan Arkin 46 quotes

Creativity means learning whe...

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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I don't think it does the aud...

I don't think it does the audience any good to know what I do to prepare. It keeps it more of a surprise. I don't feel like it has to be a mystery.

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If I'm doing a fake movie, it...

If I'm doing a fake movie, it's gonna be a fake hit.

Alan Arkin 46 quotes

Two-thirds of American movies...

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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Is it possible to have an end...

Is it possible to have an endless series of successes without falling on our faces? 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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Filmmakers, they tell me they...

Filmmakers, they tell me they want to make movies. I say, 'Good, go out, buy a $500 camera, get some friends and make a movie. Don't go to Hollywood. Stay wherever you are.'

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TV has taken reflection out o...

TV has taken reflection out of the human condition. People didn't use to have a ready answer for everything, whether they knew something about it or not. People think they have to have an answer for everything because the guys on TV have an answer for everything. But it's bullsh**t! Reflection is crucial.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....