Alan Arkin Quotes
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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When I was on 'Trauma,' the first order was six, which turned to 12, and then there were rumors of getting cancelled. I'm used to that.
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I think of New Yorkers as not taking the time to talk to someone they don't know.
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You have to really prove yourself to young people, and if your answer is clear and consistent and loving - even if it's angry and disappointed - what's important is that you're being real and honest and not going anywhere.
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In terms of 'Seinfeld', I think there's lot of reality in a show that's supposed to be about nothing.
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I think comedy is one of the hardest things to do.
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Vulnerable young women are being brainwashed by the radical lies of ISIS militants in the Middle East.
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He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.
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I travel regularly and have learnt to be very methodical as far as packing is concerned. For example, I always check the weather in advance of where I'm going to ensure that I've packed the right clothes.
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Why should Bollywood accept me? I should accept Bollywood. I don't care if Bollywood has accepted me. I don't seek acceptance. I don't need to live up to anybody's expectations.
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I walk around every day with a radio playing constantly in my head, and this radio station plays a lot of hits. But it's all my songs, so that's something to be excited about 24 hours a day.
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I'm called a terrorist in the Arab media still today.
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There are a lot of teams that don't want to play, that only want to defend against Barcelona, and that makes it difficult. We're always looking for the open space. A lot of times we'll face six defenders and four midfielders.
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Find your own style. Don't spend your savings trying to be someone else. You're not more important, smarter, or prettier because you wear a designer dress.
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I don't get tired of my work because you can't get tired of something you love and enjoy! But, having said that, I wish to get a break of four to five days, or at least three days, switch off my cell phone, and do what I want to.
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Being a wrestler is like walking on the treadmill of life. You get off it and it just keeps going.
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There is no bigger aphrodisiac than power.
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Long time ago, people would make the Bible, right? The guy said it, somebody wrote it down. And then if you wanted another copy of it, another human being wrote another one. It took a long, long time. Somebody created this thing called mimeograph paper and so you said, 'OK, we'll do it that way.' And so you could get three of them.
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A true knowledge of ourselves is knowledge of our power.
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As you grow older, your music begins to mature and grow older along with you.
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The English are predisposed to pride, the French to vanity.
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It's one of the biggest problems with the system now. Vague regulations leave the system open to abuse.
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So many of us have friends or family who have battled cancer, and we know how important it is to find a cure.
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Sleep is the best time to repair, but it's hard to get a good night's rest when we don't dial the inner chatter down.
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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.'
