Alan Alda Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“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.”

“You know what my earliest memories are? Going from one burlesque town to another. My father was in burlesque.”

“Backstage life is terrific training for an actor, seeing shows from the wings.”

“For me, I find that even though I've accomplished a few things in my life, looking back on accomplishments doesn't give me a sense of satisfaction.”

“I read science, because to me, that's extremely exciting. It's like a great detective story, and it's happening right in front of us.”

“'Never Have Your Dog Stuffed' is really advice to myself, a reminder to myself not to avoid change or uncertainty, but to go with it, to surf into change.”

“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.”

“It's really clear to me that you can't hang onto something longer than its time. Ideas lose certain freshness, ideas have a shelf life, and sometimes they have to be replaced by other ideas.”

“What is beauty, anyway? It's more than something pleasant looking. If it doesn't stop us in our tracks and make us unable to move for a moment, unable to put into words what's closing off the breath in our throats, then maybe it's pretty, but it probably isn't beauty.”

“I'm condemned by some inner compulsion to think about the daily rituals of my life. I have a low grade fever for improving myself in many ways, including everyday tasks.”