Scott Bakula
Scott Bakula
Scott Stewart Bakula is an American actor best known for his lead roles in two science-fiction television series: as Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap, and as Captain Jonathan Archer on Star Trek: Enterprise...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth9 October 1954
CitySt. Louis, MO
CountryUnited States of America
course everybody shows
The end of shows are a nightmare for everybody because there is so much pressure to satisfy everyone, which of course you can't do.
audition coming guy picked plane
The guy that picked me up at the airport in 1985 when I was out in L.A. for my first audition was selling a script. I was a nobody coming off a plane to read for a new show.
eight four half longest
The longest show I've ever done was four and a half years, so I can only imagine what ending an eight year show is like.
people acting cherish
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 figure out how to enjoy themselves while they're doing the great work.
trying television stuff
I never intended to be on television or in a movie. The theater was all I ever dreamed about, once I decided to try to make it as a business profession. All this other stuff has just been icing.
character doors people
Being an actor opened doors for me to explore my emotions as different people and characters, and expand my own inner soul.
fashion faces messages
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.
issues people different
Lots of people still live with fears about anything. It can be lots of different things. One of the hardest things to do is to be present and open and clear about who you are and what you stand for. We all have issues with that.
married shows show-business
On the whole, show business is a hard business in which to be married
stars captains fans
I was a huge fan of the original 'Star Trek,' and I'd never even dreamed that I would someday be captain of a starship.
passion creative support
I'm constantly involved in theater, looking at theater, trying to do work in theater, support theater. And that's kind of my creative passion.
fun people acting
The reason why most of actors got into acting was so that we could become other people and have fun with being somebody else.
guy firsts theater
Well, I'm... first and foremost I'm a theater guy and everything that I know comes from the theater.
trials lawyer grew
And I've always felt comfortable certainly in a courtroom because you're just performing. And there was a time in my life when I thought when I grew up I'd be a trial lawyer myself.