I'm very old. I haven't got time to be charming. Alan Arkin charmtime Change image and share on social
I don't sense that I am someone's hero, though I'm happy when people like my work. I've learned how to be gracious about it, but I try to let it go by. I've seen how, if people start taking on those accolades, it can ruin them completely. Alan Arkin accoladecompletelygracious share on social
I don't believe in competitions between artists. This is insane. Who has the authority to say someone is better? Alan Arkin artistauthoritycompetition Change image and share on social
I'm as old as I am, and I don't try to hide it. It's not a big deal. Alan Arkin bigdealhide Change image and share on social
Something I miss terribly from the '60s - the most important phrase in the English language was, 'I got hung up.' Somebody says they got hung up, it's unassailable, you know? You don't go near that. Whoa! I know what that can be like. Alan Arkin 60senglishhang share on social
'Catch-22' was a huge failure, and it rubbed off on everybody connected to it. I had a bunch of lean years where I had to do things, a lot of which I wasn't wildly enthusiastic about. Alan Arkin bunchcatchconnect Change image and share on social
You have to think of your career the way you look at the ocean, deciding which wave you're gonna take and which waves you're not gonna take. Some of the waves are going to be big, some are gonna be small, sometimes the sea is going to be calm. Your career is not going to be one steady march upward to glory. Alan Arkin bigcalmcareer share on social
I want to feel like I'm doing something creative and trying different things, putting different hats on and playing. I don't know what's the point otherwise; otherwise, it's just a job. You punch a time clock. Alan Arkin clockcreativefeel share on social
No matter how much time you spend reading books or following your intuition, you're gonna screw it up. Fifty times. You can't do parenting right. Alan Arkin bookfiftygonna Change image and share on social
Unless you're doing Shakespeare or Chekhov... the written word is not sacrosanct. Alan Arkin chekhovsacrosanctshakespeare Change image and share on social