Adam Arkin

Birthday: 19 August 1956, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Height: 189 cm

Adam Arkin was born on August 19, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Chicago Hope (1994), Hitch (2005) and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998). He has been married to Phyllis Lyons since August 21, 1998. They have one child. He was previously married to Linda Sublette.

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

I really would have been stupid not to have done it. It was also a film that was actually happening,...Show more »

I really would have been stupid not to have done it. It was also a film that was actually happening, I mean, Miramax was doing it, and it had a kind of legitimacy to it. And once I read the script, I was there. Show less «

People can get obsessed with romance, they can get obsessed with political paranoia, they can get ob...Show more »

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. Show less «

The idea of it becomes a little freaky if you're dealing with someone who has trouble differentiatin...Show more »

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. Show less «

You're going through the horror of it, you're going through the isolation of it but you're being emp...Show more »

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. Show less «

First and foremost, it was fun. Everybody involved with it made you feel like they were an important...Show more »

First and foremost, it was fun. Everybody involved with it made you feel like they were an important contributor to the process. We were made to feel valued. Show less «

To confront those fears, in a controlled environment, where there's 300 people around you going thro...Show more »

To confront those fears, in a controlled environment, where there's 300 people around you going through the same thing, it's this weird sort of yin and yang. Show less «

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

It's a lot of work and I also feel like I've done it. I miss comedy. And I also think that, from pur...Show more »

It's a lot of work and I also feel like I've done it. I miss comedy. And I also think that, from purely a logistical standpoint, that the day-to-day schedule on a comedy allows you to have a life, much more of a life, than on a drama. Show less «

It's the same thing that drives people to want to experience sexual pleasure or have one too many dr...Show more »

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. Show less «

I'm always honored, but I think for every 100 of those that come along, one of them is actually goin...Show more »

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. Show less «

I think that's created a healthy environment. The comparisons to 'ER' were maddening and there was t...Show more »

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. Show less «

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

The place was crawling with youngsters. It was good, because the kids were good. I can't make a gene...Show more »

The place was crawling with youngsters. It was good, because the kids were good. I can't make a general assumption. Again, you're probably getting, as a general theme from me, that I don't make a lot of broad, sweeping rules about movies. Show less «

It's amazing that this is still news to people, but that affects the final outcome of the film. When...Show more »

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. Show less «

I want to continue doing as big a variety of things as I can do, and if that means I have the honor ...Show more »

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. Show less «

I think that was the case here. We just wanted it to be good for everybody.

We all look to have transcendent experiences that lift us out of the everyday, and fear is a good on...Show more »

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. Show less «

I think in the case of horror, it's a chance to confront a lot of your worse fears and those fears u...Show more »

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. Show less «

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