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
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.
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.
real people acting
I went into show business because I love to work with people, and what I enjoy most about acting is rehearsing and getting to know people and their talents, forming relationships. Working in this business, barriers drop and you get into people real quickly
park shoot shot
I've shot a lot of places, and I've produced. I always thought, 'Gosh, when you shoot in a big city, it's so difficult.' And New York, I always think, 'Where are you going to park the trucks? How are you going to stop the traffic?'
phenomenal
These sci-fi fans are phenomenal in the standards that they hold you to.
amount composed considered life people worked
I've composed a fair amount in my life, and some of them have made it on to the screen, some compositions that I've done, a few. And I like doing that. I had never really considered doing a full-length thing. I've worked with other people creating full-length pieces.
allowed certain demands gave helped huge nature notoriety opportunity people perceive planet role success versatile wide work
'Quantum Leap' gave me a huge opportunity as an actor. The nature of the role and it's demands allowed people to perceive me as a versatile actor, and the wide success of the show around the planet gave me a certain notoriety that helped me get other work.
I've always been told I had an old face. So when I was in my 20s, I never got to play a teenager.
affinity dad retired
I've always had an affinity for lawyers. My dad is a lawyer. He's retired now. My brother is a lawyer. It's always been easy, the legalese.
episodes except wildly
By all standards, except for 'Star Trek' standards, 98 episodes of any television show is a wildly successful run.
I like pop, rock n' roll, big band, Broadway - I like all those elements.
I get nervous even guesting on other people's shows.
I don't even know how many times I auditioned for Danny Zuko in 'Grease.'
age allowed certain maybe men minds opened people
'Certainly Men of a Certain Age' was different for me and allowed people to see me in a different light. Maybe that opened up minds a little bit.