13 Adam Arkin Quotes That Teach You To Hope Against Hope

Famous As: Best Known for His Role as ‘Aaron Shutt’ in the TV Series ‘Chicago Hope’

Born On: 1956

Born In: New York City, New York, United States

Age: 68 Years

Adam Arkin is a celebrated American director, film, stage and television actor. He is best-known for portraying Aaron Shutt on medical drama television series ‘Chicago Hope.’ He has been nominated for a number of awards, including three ‘Primetime Emmys,’ one ‘DGA Award,’ a ‘Tony Award,’ and four ‘SAG Awards.’ Some of his notable works include ‘I Hate Hamlet,’ ‘My Louisiana Sky,’ ‘Monk,’ ‘Sons of Anarchy,’ ‘Life,’ ‘Northern Exposure,’ ‘It Couldn’t Happen to a Nicer Guy,’ ‘In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice,’ amongst others. Zoom through the corpus of interesting and popular quotes and sayings by Adam Arkin which have been gathered from his movies, works, interviews, dialogues, public utterances, thoughts, life and tweets.

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The idea of it becomes a little freaky if you're dealing with someone who has trouble differentiating between fantasy and reality, but that's a concern no matter what kind of movie you're dealing with.

The idea of it becomes a little freaky if you're dealing with someone who has trouble differentiating between fantasy and reality, but that's a concern no matter what kind of movie you're dealing with.
Adam Arkin

You're going through the horror of it, you're going through the isolation of it but you're being empowered by reminding yourself that you're connected to everybody else.

You're going through the horror of it, you're going through the isolation of it but you're being empowered by reminding yourself that you're connected to everybody else.
Adam Arkin

What I had to say was, in general, I'm not really a fan of any one genre of any kind of film.

What I had to say was, in general, I'm not really a fan of any one genre of any kind of film.
Adam Arkin

We all look to have transcendent experiences that lift us out of the everyday, and fear is a good one. But, I think it's the same reason why people want to laugh their heads off.

We all look to have transcendent experiences that lift us out of the everyday, and fear is a good one. But, I think it's the same reason why people want to laugh their heads off.
Adam Arkin

People can get obsessed with romance, they can get obsessed with political paranoia, they can get obsessed with horror. It's isn't the fault of the subject matter that creates the obsession, I don't think.

People can get obsessed with romance, they can get obsessed with political paranoia, they can get obsessed with horror. It's isn't the fault of the subject matter that creates the obsession, I don't think.
Adam Arkin

It's the same thing that drives people to want to experience sexual pleasure or have one too many drinks. We all want to experience the other, and to get out of our daily existence.

It's the same thing that drives people to want to experience sexual pleasure or have one too many drinks. We all want to experience the other, and to get out of our daily existence.
Adam Arkin

It's amazing that this is still news to people, but that affects the final outcome of the film. When people are treated well, and they're made to feel valued, they give 110 percent.

It's amazing that this is still news to people, but that affects the final outcome of the film. When people are treated well, and they're made to feel valued, they give 110 percent.
Adam Arkin

I'm always honored, but I think for every 100 of those that come along, one of them is actually going to happen. And, the fact that this was an offer on a major film that had a start date, was pretty impressive.

I'm always honored, but I think for every 100 of those that come along, one of them is actually going to happen. And, the fact that this was an offer on a major film that had a start date, was pretty impressive.
Adam Arkin

I think that's created a healthy environment. The comparisons to 'ER' were maddening and there was this assumption that the two of us were looking at each other with rage and resentment, which was also not the case.

I think that's created a healthy environment. The comparisons to 'ER' were maddening and there was this assumption that the two of us were looking at each other with rage and resentment, which was also not the case.
Adam Arkin

I think in the case of horror, it's a chance to confront a lot of your worse fears and those fears usually have to do, ironically, with powerlessness and isolation.

I think in the case of horror, it's a chance to confront a lot of your worse fears and those fears usually have to do, ironically, with powerlessness and isolation.
Adam Arkin

I feel like Josh, Michelle and Adam were all team players, who wanted to be a part of an ensemble.

I feel like Josh, Michelle and Adam were all team players, who wanted to be a part of an ensemble.
Adam Arkin

I can't imagine that I would have been cast in the role, without Jamie Lee giving me a thumbs up.

I can't imagine that I would have been cast in the role, without Jamie Lee giving me a thumbs up.
Adam Arkin

I want to continue doing as big a variety of things as I can do, and if that means I have the honor of getting to do more feature work, I would love that. I know that if I make any other long-term TV commitments, it's not going to be on a drama.
Adam Arkin