An Improvised Life A Memoir

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.