American - Actor | January 28, 1936 -
Awards shows mainly publicize the people giving the awards.
Alan Alda
PeopleGivingAwardsShowsMainly
Why would you give money to somebody whose work you don't understand?
WorkMoneyYouWhyUnderstandGive
If scientists can't communicate with the public, with policy makers, with one another, the future is going to be held back. We're not going to have the future that we could have.
FutureBackPolicyGoingCommunicate
You can watch actors create their illusions, but if you don't see where they get the pigeons from, you don't really know how they're doing it.
DoingYouCreateKnowSeeWatch
I think it's important for scientists to speak in their own voices and not just be mediated by journalists or others speaking for them.
SpeakThinkImportantOthersOwn
The hardest thing for me about making movies, and that included 'M*A*S*H' because it was made like a movie, was starting and stopping.
MeMoviesStartingBecauseHardest
The one thing I think I've noticed about shows that are supposed to be funny on television is that they've sort of become routinized, so there's an awful lot of mannerisms and joke lines that are sort of there to trigger laughter, rather than give actors a chance to play a moment.
FunnyMomentLaughterChanceThink
Blind dates are treacherous. You don't know who this person is. You wonder, 'Should I call my grandma during coffee to get out of this?'
CoffeeBlindYouWonderPersonKnow
I hated high school. It was a prison.
SchoolHigh SchoolPrisonHighHated
What's funny is that you can think you really value your life until you almost lose it.
LifeFunnyValueThinkYouLose
No matter how big the audience is going to be. I'm interested in doing things that are fun.
FunDoingMatterAudienceBigGoing
What heartens me is to see '30 Rock' on the air. It makes me laugh from my gut, which I really like to do.
MeLaughRockAirSeeGut
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Alan Alda quotes