All Alan Alda Quotes
- You know what my earliest memories are? Going from one burlesque town to another. My father was in burlesque. Burlesque
- Backstage life is terrific training for an actor, seeing shows from the wings. Actor
- I made my first stage appearance when I was 6 months old. Appearance
- Awards shows mainly publicize the people giving the awards. Awards
- If scientists could communicate more in their own voices - in a familiar tone, with a less specialized vocabulary - would a wide range of… Better
- Marie Curie is my hero. Few people have accomplished something so rare - changing science. And as hard as that is, she had to do… Accomplished
- I have a strong preference for being alive. Alive
- I hated high school. It was a prison. Hated
- The meaning of life is life. Life
- I always loved Sid Caesar and all the people on his program. All
- My father sang well, and he was a handsome man. When he walked down the street, people sometimes mistook him for Cary Grant and asked… Asked
- I had never really wanted to be famous. Everyone is supposed to want to be rich and famous, but as a boy I never knew… Boy
- Any play is hard to write, and plays are getting harder and harder to get on the stage. Any
- The whole question of fiduciary responsibility is a very old concept. You could make a movie about someone making that rule at any point in… Any
- I used to read science fiction a lot, and I still like science fiction when it is a model of how we really are and… Another Perspective
- On the stage, the characters express themselves more through words than images. So the arguments of the characters and the tension between characters - words… Argument
- I think I look better in a suit than a loincloth. So that may define some of the parts I play. Better
- I love technology. Love
- I never thought about my image. It interests me that there are people who do, that they seem to be methodical about it. Maybe things… Differently
- The idea that the brain is not fully formed until you are almost 30 years old has already been introduced, and the Supreme Court already… Based
- When I got recognized as a writer, when I got the Emmy, I was more excited than the Emmys I had gotten as an actor. Actor
- I must have interviewed 600 or 700 scientists all around the world. All
- No, I never thought about my image. It interests me that there are people who do, that they seem to be methodical about it. Image
- Be fair with others, but then keep after them until they're fair with you. Fair
- The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the… Been