{"title":"Alan Arkin","description":"Academy Award-winning actor Alan Arkin starred and appeared in more than eighty films and was also a director, musician, and children's book author.","products":[{"product_id":"an-improvised-life-paperback","title":"An Improvised Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan 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.\" \u003cem\u003eAn Improvised Life\u003c\/em\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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67925390917855,"sku":"9780306819667","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/LUo3SezodG9780306819667.webp?v=1791222685"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/alan-arkin.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}