Alan Arkin Quotes
It's not that there is a terrible morality in Hollywood. I think there isn't any. There isn't any, by and large.
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For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music.
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Knowing policy does help make the gossip more understandable.
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To my mind, an adventure is something a person willingly undertakes.
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I'm not cool - quite the opposite. I'm a real geek.
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I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying.
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There's great stuff out there, but I prefer doing a TV show, going to work every day with the same people, and a lot of stuff is not being shot in Los Angeles and I don't really want to do that because my loved ones are here.
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It is hard to say no to PSG - as with all teams capable of winning the Champions League, There is always uncertainty in football.
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I'm not a huge soccer fan, but I follow the sport. I played in high school, a little bit in college, played on various club teams most of my life, and all three of my sons are competitive soccer players and far better than I ever was.
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I've directed enough in the theatre and a couple of films to know that - to feel fairly secure that if I find a story that I really like I can probably get it done somewhat.
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I think that most writers who wait until they're inspired to write are just waiting for the fear to subside.
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When you get into your car, shut the door and be there for just half a minute. Breathe, feel the energy inside your body, look around at the sky, the trees. The mind might tell you, 'I don't have time.' But that's the mind talking to you. Even the busiest person has time for 30 seconds of space.
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I travel around the world constantly promoting my projects and endorsing products. Yes, I do get paid to go to parties; in fact, I'm the person who started the whole trend of paid appearances. But when you see me at a party, I'm always working or promoting something.
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What I really learned in the army was how to be a pacifist.
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The genealogy of fictional characters can become an obsession, like train-spotting, and should be firmly resisted.
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La gente dice que el coyote es un brujo. Muchas veces el brujo es un coyote.
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I don't think the trial practice is dead. But it is very ill. There are some days you could throw a hand grenade down the hall of the Harris County Courthouse and not hit anybody.
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I did a musical that I don't think anybody ever saw, called 'One Shining Moment,' and in that cast was Megan Mullally and Kevin Anderson.
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It can be a living hell to go through endless campus investigations. I've seen this go down, and there really is no winning once the accusation is made, even if the process provides formal vindication.
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When you're just starting out, and someone you think is a real storyteller says something good about you, that helps.
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I find this kind of folk with guys in Wellington boots and washboards not good to listen to. That music is one step away from barn dancing as far as I'm concerned. Anyone under the age of 60 should not be wearing Wellington boots on stage.
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You want the audience to be in the character's shoes. The more deeply into the character's shoes the audience is, the more they're going to care about what's going on.
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The Sandinista revolution was without any question a popular insurrection.
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It's not that there is a terrible morality in Hollywood. I think there isn't any. There isn't any, by and large.
