Alan Alda Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

“I used to be an amateur inventor when I was a kid; I'm always inventing something.”

“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.”

“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.”

“My mother didn't try to stab my father until I was six, but she must have shown signs of oddness before that.”

“I think when you're acting, you usually don't have to know too much beyond how to pronounce the words you're saying.”

“It's very important for us to see that science is done by people, not just brains but whole human beings, and sometimes at great cost.”

“No matter how big the audience is going to be. I'm interested in doing things that are fun.”

“The President never intends to get into any kind of war situation. He gets carried away by events.”

“Musicals are hard for me because I got thrown out of the glee club in high school, because I couldn't sing in tune at the time. I can sing in tune now, but I have to work really hard on it to make sure that I don't exercise one of my great talents, which is the ability to sing in three keys at the same time.”

“As an artist, as an actor, as a writer, you have to use what's personal to you. You have to be personal about your work; otherwise, it doesn't ring true.”