{"product_id":"an-improvised-life-9780306819667","title":"An Improvised Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a manner that is direct, down-to-earth, accessible, and articulate, Academy Award-winner (\u003ci\u003eLittle Miss Sunshine, Argo, The Kominsky Method\u003c\/i\u003e) Alan 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\" \u003ci\u003eAn Improvised Life\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcademy Award-winning actor \u003cb\u003eAlan Arkin\u003c\/b\u003e starred and appeared in more than eighty films and was also a director, musician, and children's book author.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Da Capo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410070376722,"sku":"9780306819667","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b8614438-3b10-4f24-819d-3c87dc6564b8.jpg?v=1729301000","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/an-improvised-life-9780306819667","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}