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Alan Alda Quotes

Alan Alda quotes

American Actor January 28, 1936

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You wouldn't want to be called a sell-out by selling a product. Selling out was frowned on, whereas now you can major in it at business school. Alan Alda
I've been nominated twice before as actor in a leading part. Now I'm nominated as actor in a supporting part. If I don't win, I'll just wait until I'm nominated for being in the theater during the show. Do they have one like that? Alan Alda
And I think belief is one of those things that comes to people in their own way. And just because I believe in something doesn't mean I think that you should. Alan Alda
You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself. Alan Alda
Alan Alda quote: "Really top-notch directors, I've often worked with them just..."
Really top-notch directors, I've often worked with them just to see how they work. Alan Alda
I've sat looking down into a volcano that could blow at any moment; I've helped catch a shark and several rattlesnakes; I let a tarantula walk across my hand, and I ate rat soup. Alan Alda
Alan Alda quote: "No, I never thought about my image. It interests me that there..."
No, I never thought about my image. It interests me that there are people who do, that they seem to be methodical about it. Alan Alda
Alan Alda quote: "Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better..."
Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart. Alan Alda
In 2003, I almost died of an intestinal blockage when I was on a mountain in Chile, filming a segment for 'Scientific American Frontiers.' Alan Alda
What then are doing if not creating a better place together? I think, for me the key has to be, what do I want to create? What is it I want to leave behind? Alan Alda
It makes it fun. When an actor plays a character, you want what that character wants. Otherwise it doesn't look authentic. So I really want to defeat Jimmy - I mean Jimmy as the character. Alan Alda
If you know what you're looking for, that's all you'll get - what's previously known. But when you're open to what's possible, you get something new - that's creativity. Alan Alda
During the first day, curious at having outsiders among them, a long stream of inmates came over and talked with me. Remarkably, according to what they told me, nearly every inmate in the prison didn't do it. Several thousand people had been locked up unjustly and, by an incredible coincidence, all in the same prison. On the other hand, they knew an awful lot about how to knife somebody. Alan Alda
I was always interested in figuring things out. I'd do experiments, like combining things I found around the house to see what would happen if I put them together. Alan Alda
Alan Alda quote: "When people are laughing, they're generally not killing one..."
When people are laughing, they're generally not killing one another. Alan Alda

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