Unless you're doing Shakespeare or Chekhov... the written word is not sacrosanct. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes chekhov sacrosanct shakespeare
What I look for these days is that I don't have long speeches, the characters gets to sit down a lot, I don't have to learn any foreign languages, and it doesn't shoot in Minneapolis in February. That's mainly what I look for. Alan Arkin characterdayfebruary share on social
Marriage requires searing honesty at all costs. I learned that from my third wife. Alan Arkin costhonestylearn Change image and share on social
I was terrified of being on stage, and I had to work very hard at a craft to get past that. Alan Arkin crafthardpast Change image and share on social
My sketchbook is not sacrosanct, and my children would draw on one page while I drew on the other. It was something we shared. Chris Riddell childdrawpage Change image and share on social
I wasn't a 'Star Trek' fan, yet I knew who all the characters were. that goes to show what an impact the show had not just in entertainment but in life. I knew who Chekhov was and I knew who Kirk and Spock were, although I probably had never seen the show. Marina Sirtis characterchekhoventertainment share on social
If I'm serious, yes, I'd like to have done what Shakespeare did... to act and write. You learn so much from acting. One of our great writers, Alan Bennett, does both supremely well. When I write a story, I tend to speak it aloud as I'm writing it. Michael Morpurgo actalanaloud share on social
