“I was terrified of being on stage, and I had to work very hard at a cr...” — Alan Arkin Quote

“I was terrified of being on stage, and I had to work very hard at a craft to get past that.”

“All I can say is if the part doesn't delight me in some way, or I can't feel any compassion for it, I just can't do it.”

“If you're playing a negative character, sooner or later it rubs off on you. Some people don't mind living in that state, but I don't want to be there anymore. I don't want to live in a state of depression.”

“I knew I could rap a little bit, which is not the most unique way for being funny. The more I did it, the better I got at rapping, and then I fell in love with the craft of it, and the possibility that I was a good rapper was very intriguing.”

“To really have craft, you must be able to repeat something as one has to do in films.”

“I had to either get better or leave the field. I couldn't go back to my village as a failure. The only thing that occurred to me was that I would work hard and get better next year. I feel that my love for the craft has got me this far, and this love is still there.”