Jason Alexander Quotes & Sayings

“I'm always more motivated by the pain of a funny character than by what makes him funny.”

“The show is like an Edwardian play - emotional life gets stepped on for the sake of accepted manners, and that's terrific for actors to play in.”

“I can get motivated seeing a kid at my son's school overcome a learning disability.”

“Many people don't know our famous 'soup kitchen' episode on Seinfeld was inspired by an actual soup restaurant off 8th Avenue in New York.”

“Television, in particular, doesn't look for talent; it looks for personas. You have a great persona? You can be a TV star.”

“There is no community service in 'Seinfeld.' But rather than lauding that, I think it shows the insane banality of it.”

“Things that make me laugh range from a wonderful stand-up like Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K. and Chris Rock to my son Gabe, who does great improv work. I also look backwards to the great comedic actors like Jackie Gleason, Paul Lynde and Phil Silvers.”

“I would work with any one of them again in a heartbeat because it was joyous and incredibly easy.”

“We made a deal that was acceptable to us. We got paid very handsomely for our final season.”

“I still don't know much about directing a movie.”