The actor knows what
it's all about: pretending --
you're really human.
De acteur weet wel	Der Schauspieler weiß,
waar het om gaat: doen alsof --	worum es geht: tun als ob --
je echt een mens bent.	man wirklich Mensch sei.

Poem H3925
Amsterdam, 2023-07-03
Out of my mind (Alan Arkin) - 2018
Alan Arkin (New York City 1934-2023) wrote in his memoir "Out of my mind" (2018): "When things get tense, when I start taking my work a bit too seriously, I remind myself that I'm only pretending to be a human being."
Collection: Wean Di
Keyword: Mankind 
Tribute to: Arkin, Alan 

The old actor has
been playing all grandfathers --
for twenty-five years.
De oude acteur	Der alte Akteur
speelt al vijfentwintig jaar --	spielt schon fünfundzwanzig Jahr --
alle grootvaders.	alle Großväter.

Poem H3924
Amsterdam, 2023-07-03
Alan Arkin (New York City 1934-2023)
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
Keyword: Mastery 
Tribute to: Arkin, Alan