An Improvised Life

Alan Arkin knew he was going to be an actor from the age of five: Every film I saw, every play, every piece of music fed an unquenchable need to turn myself into something other than what I was. An Improvised Life is the Oscar winner's wise and unpretentious recollection of the process--artistic and personal--of becoming an actor, and a revealing look into the creative mind of one of the best practitioners on stage or screen. In a manner that is direct, down-to-earth, accessible, and articulate, Arkin reveals insights not only about himself (and his audience and students), but also truths for the rest of us about work, relationships, and sense of self.

Author: Alan Arkin
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 03/01/2011
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780306819667
ISBN10: 030681966X
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Performing Arts | Film | Direction & Production

About the Author
Academy Award-winning actor Alan Arkin, who has starred and appeared in more than eighty films, is also a director, musician, and children's book author. Born in Manhattan, he currently lives in New Mexico.