him. always a hat. that s because of the toupee. larry: how do you get him for ocean s? well, arkin was signed to do o, god and i got rid of arkin at the time. didn t get rid of him. i asked him to step aside for george which he did gracefully. years go by and i always remembered i owed alan arkin one. we get to the ocean s thing and i said i got a great idea to play sol. he said who? i said alan arkin. he s great. he said great. sign him. i love him. he s a great actor. signed arkin. two nights before we re getting ready to shoot i get an emergency phone call. arkin is in the hospital. gallbladder or something. had something removed. in the hospital. and i don t know who should who should do the part. so i said, i got one great idea. i think it ll work. i said who? i said, carl reiner.
i said, burns is god. he is god. the only problem i had with him being god was he had to wear a toupee. and i said, you cannot wear a toupee, george, and be god. god would not run around in a toupee. can t imagine that. so if you notice in o, god george always had a hat on. larry: correct. a cowboy hat, a baseball cap. larry: every time you see him. always a hat. that s because of the toupee. anyway, reiner larry: how do you get him for ocean s? well, arkin was signed to do o, god and i got rid of arkin at the time. didn t get rid of him. i asked him to step aside for george, which he did gracefully. years go by and i always remembered i owed alan arkin one. we get to the ocean s thing and i turned to steven soderbergh, and i said, i ve got a great idea to play sol. he said, who? i said, alan arkin.
the studio was going crazy. but i self-insured him. i said, burns is god. he is god. the only problem i had with him being god was he had to wear a toupee. i said you cannot wear a toupee, george, and be god. god would not run around in a toupee. can t imagine that. so if you notice in o, god george always had a hat on. larry: correct. a cowboy hat, a baseball cap. larry: every time you see him. always a hat. that s because of the toupee. larry: how do you get him for ocean s? well, arkin was signed to do o, god and i got rid of arkin at the time. didn t get rid of him. i asked him to step aside for george which he did gracefully. years go by and i always remembered i owed alan arkin one. we get to the ocean s thing and i said i got a great idea to play sol. he said who? i said alan arkin.
the studio was going crazy. but i self-insured him. i said, burns is god. he is god. the only problem i had with him being god was he had to wear a toupee. i said you cannot wear a toupee, george, and be god. god would not run around in a toupee. can t imagine that. so if you notice in o, god george always had a hat on. larry: correct. a cowboy hat, a baseball cap. larry: every time you see him. always a hat. that s because of the toupee. larry: how do you get him for ocean s? well, arkin was signed to do o, god and i got rid of arkin at the time. didn t get rid of him. i asked him to step aside for george which he did gracefully. years go by and i always remembered i owed alan arkin one. we get to the ocean s thing and i said i got a great idea to play sol. he said who? i said alan arkin. he s great.