Alan Alda
Alan Alda
Alan Aldais an American actor, director, screenwriter, and author. A six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, he is widely known for his roles as Captain Hawkeye Pierce in the TV series M*A*S*H and Arnold Vinick in The West Wing. He has also appeared in many feature films, most notably in Crimes and Misdemeanorsas pretentious television producer Lester and in The Aviatoras U.S. Senator Owen Brewster, the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth28 January 1936
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
What heartens me is to see '30 Rock' on the air. It makes me laugh from my gut, which I really like to do.
The President never intends to get into any kind of war situation. He gets carried away by events.
No matter how big the audience is going to be. I'm interested in doing things that are fun.
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.
I used to be an amateur inventor when I was a kid; I'm always inventing something.
I think when you're acting, you usually don't have to know too much beyond how to pronounce the words you're saying.
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.
Be fair with others, but then keep after them until they're fair with you.
I know there's a creative side to artists to - pardon me - there's a creative side to scientists already, but there may be an artistic side, too, waiting to break free.
The one thing I think I've noticed about shows that are supposed to be funny on television is that they've sort of become routinized, so there's an awful lot of mannerisms and joke lines that are sort of there to trigger laughter, rather than give actors a chance to play a moment.
I used to not want to die in any way but in my sleep when I was a young man. I'd like to die awake now, if possible, with people around me who love me.
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.
M*A*S*H' was a collection of people, in front of and behind the cameras, that really clicked.
Blind dates are treacherous. You don't know who this person is. You wonder, 'Should I call my grandma during coffee to get out of this?'