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title: "3 Audition Quotes By Scott Bakula"
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> [The guy that picked me up at the airport in 1985 when I was out in L.A. for my first audition was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-bakula/the-guy-that-picked-me-up-at-the-airport-in-1985-when-i-was-out-in-l/)

[Scott Bakula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-bakula/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c33/scott-bakula-8181_airport_the-guy-that-picked-me-up-at-the-airport_868794.jpg)

> [Years ago, I did a CBS audition. I was nervous. They introduced me as 'Scott Bakoola.' Not a good sign. I also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-bakula/years-ago-i-did-a-cbs-audition-i-was-nervous-they-introduced-me-as/)

[Scott Bakula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-bakula/)

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> [The reality of our business is that for every actor who's rolled up his tent and given up and gone home, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-bakula/the-reality-of-our-business-is-that-for-every-actor-who-s-rolled-up/)

[Scott Bakula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-bakula/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/987/scott-bakula-8181_about_the-reality-of-our-business-is-that-for_2020512.jpg)

## More by Scott Bakula

> [I don't think that a company should own a studio and the network, and program for their own network. It hurts the creativity -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-bakula/i-don-t-think-that-a-company-should-own-a-studio-and-the-network-and/)

[Scott Bakula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-bakula/)

> [The longer you are in acting business, the more you cherish the times when you're working with people that do great work, and can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-bakula/the-longer-you-are-in-acting-business-the-more-you-cherish-the-times/)

[Scott Bakula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-bakula/)

> [To do something for other people when they need it most just feels good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-bakula/to-do-something-for-other-people-when-they-need-it-most-just-feels/)

[Scott Bakula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-bakula/)

> [After 'Quantum Leap,' a lot of sci-fi things came my way, and I had to say, 'I can't do that right now.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-bakula/after-quantum-leap-a-lot-of-sci-fi-things-came-my-way-and-i-had-to/)

[Scott Bakula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-bakula/)

> [Running for me has always been a great place to get away. It's a great stress reliever for me. It's great if I need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-bakula/running-for-me-has-always-been-a-great-place-to-get-away-it-s-a-great/)

[Scott Bakula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-bakula/)

> [New Orleans has a unique history as a great melting pot of all kinds of cultures, and that manifests itself now through the food,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-bakula/new-orleans-has-a-unique-history-as-a-great-melting-pot-of-all-kinds/)

[Scott Bakula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-bakula/)

> [Clive Barker is just genius, and he's incredibly gifted in so many different ways. He can write and direct and paint and do all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-bakula/clive-barker-is-just-genius-and-he-s-incredibly-gifted-in-so-many/)

[Scott Bakula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-bakula/)

> [I've done great theatre, great films and had a lot of opportunities in television. I also love to sing, and I've been able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-bakula/i-ve-done-great-theatre-great-films-and-had-a-lot-of-opportunities-in/)

[Scott Bakula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-bakula/)

> [Ideally, people find mates with whom they can express both their masculine and feminine sides.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-bakula/ideally-people-find-mates-with-whom-they-can-express-both-their/)

[Scott Bakula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-bakula/)

> [The further away you can get away from yourself as an actor, the more fun you have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-bakula/the-further-away-you-can-get-away-from-yourself-as-an-actor-the-more/)

[Scott Bakula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-bakula/)

> [I like pop, rock n' roll, big band, Broadway - I like all those elements.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-bakula/i-like-pop-rock-n-roll-big-band-broadway-i-like-all-those-elements/)

[Scott Bakula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-bakula/)

> [In the fantasy, sci-fi world, the fans are so discerning and they're so tough and they're so intelligent, and they're so critical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-bakula/in-the-fantasy-sci-fi-world-the-fans-are-so-discerning-and-they-re-so/)

[Scott Bakula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-bakula/)

> [By all standards, except for 'Star Trek' standards, 98 episodes of any television show is a wildly successful run.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-bakula/by-all-standards-except-for-star-trek-standards-98-episodes-of-any/)

[Scott Bakula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-bakula/)

> [It's a joyful, humbling feeling to be in different places around the planet and people have seen shows that I'm proud of being a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-bakula/it-s-a-joyful-humbling-feeling-to-be-in-different-places-around-the/)

[Scott Bakula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-bakula/)

> [It's always great to be involved in something that's not in an in-your-face fashion, but has a message that goes out guised as entertainment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-bakula/it-s-always-great-to-be-involved-in-something-that-s-not-in-an-in/)

[Scott Bakula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-bakula/)

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