“Filmmakers, they tell me they want to make movies. I say, 'Good, go ou...” — Alan Arkin Quote

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.'

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.

Everybody's career has ups and downs. I like to take chances; I don't like to stand still. And I don't give a damn what the market is interested in; I want to try things.

I had to jump around in the arts for a while just to survive. I earned a little money here and there, playing the guitar at union meetings, functions. I sold some science-fiction stories. I knew there was absolutely no question of me not being connected with the arts, but I couldn't find any acting jobs.

I enjoy music wherever it's coming from.

Wherever the fight is, I'm going to be fighting.

Being bikini-ready for me is wherever I am at.

I always try to learn a few words from a new language wherever I go.

I train for whatever happens. I'm prepared for wherever the fight goes.