Truth is always unfolding. It's not an absolute.

- Alan Arkin

I read somewhere that some people believe that the entire universe is a matrix of living thought. And I said, "Man, if that's not a definition of God…

- Alan Arkin

Either you're growing or you're decaying; there's no middle ground. If you're standing still, you're decaying.

- Alan Arkin

That's what we're all doing, all the time, whether we know it or not. Whether we like it or not. Creating something on the spur of the moment with th…

- Alan Arkin

I don't believe there's anything in life you can't go back and fix. The ancient Vedas - the oldest Hindu philosophy - and modern science agree that t…

- Alan Arkin

Marriage requires searing honesty at all costs. I learned that from my third wife.

- Alan Arkin

It's murder to doubt yourself in life. It took until I was 45 to get to that point. As hard as it is in your work, it's harder in your life. But it c…

- Alan Arkin

I've always considered myself an actor, but I wasn't making a living as an actor.

- Alan Arkin

I gotta keep busy. I'm not happy unless I'm working on two, three things.

- Alan Arkin