Alan Arkin is not only an Oscar-winner and a Hollywood legend, he is also a man of eminent good sense. He proved this last night on the red-carpet by his comments about Little Miss Sunshine co-star Abigail Breslin, who was up for Best Supporting Actress. Here's what Arkin said when asked about Breslin's chances for winning the award:
I hope she loses frankly. No, I'm serious. I am not joking ... What, next year she is going to get the Nobel Prize? It's enough. She has had enough attention. ... I love her and I love her family; and I feel enough is enough. ... She is a kid; she needs to have a childhood.
How much better off would poor rehabbing Britney be if her parents had taken the same attitude? Kudos, Alan Arkin.
(P.S. - Some of you are going to be cheesed about Arkin's "I hope she loses" comment. You're going to say things like, "How could he be so mean to a little girl?" But, all Arkin's saying is that the transient joy from winning an award is nothing compared to being truly happy and fulfilled in life. There are too many people who think little empty accomplishments matter. That's why people sue school systems when they think their kids have been robbed out of the Valedictorian. Who cares? Always striving for a meaningless, temporary sense of gratification will ultimately make you miserable. Arkin speaks the truth. And the world is full of dolts who don't get that Oscars mean nothing.)
