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Alan Alda Quotes

After a while I started to think of that as an image of something that went a lot deeper than the dead dog, which is you can’t bring back anything to life Picture Quote #1

Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative place where no one else has ever been Picture Quote #1

Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won’t come in Picture Quote #1

I found I wasn’t asking good enough questions because I assumed I knew something. I would box them into a corner with a badly formed question, and they didn’t know how to get out of it. Now, I let them take me through it step by step, and I listen Picture Quote #1

I’m in the real world, some people try to steal from me, and I stop them, frequently, take them to court. I love a good lawsuit. It’s fun Picture Quote #1

It’s not an epitaph. I felt I could look back at my life and get a good story out of it. It’s a picture of somebody trying to figure things out. I’m not trying to create some impression about myself. That doesn’t interest me Picture Quote #1

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It’s really clear to me that you can’t hang onto something longer than its time. Ideas lose certain freshness, ideas have a shelf life, and sometimes they have to be replaced by other ideas Picture Quote #1

It’s too bad I’m not as wonderful a person as people say I am, because the world could use a few people like that Picture Quote #1

Laugh at yourself, but don’t ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don’t leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory Picture Quote #1

My mother didn’t try to stab my father until I was six, but she must have shown signs of oddness before that Picture Quote #1

When does she do all this thinking? We’re together all the time but she thinks deeply about things and with feeling and she can remember the facts. We’ve been married 48 years Picture Quote #1

The best things said come last. People will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with a rush from the heart Picture Quote #1

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During the first day, curious at having outsiders among them, a long stream of inmates came over and talked with me. Remarkably, according to what they told me, nearly every inmate in the prison didn’t do it. Several thousand people had been locked up unjustly and, by an incredible coincidence, all in the same prison. On the other hand, they knew an awful lot about how to knife somebody Picture Quote #1

For a while in my teens, I was sure I had it. It was about getting to heaven. If heaven existed and lasted forever, then a mere lifetime spent scrupulously following orders was a small investment for an infinite payoff. One day, though, I realized I was no longer a believer, and realizing that, I couldn’t go back Picture Quote #1

I found I wasn’t asking good enough questions because I assumed I knew something Picture Quote #1

Awards can give you a tremendous amount of encouragement to keep getting better, no matter how young or old you are Picture Quote #1

And I think belief is one of those things that comes to people in their own way. And just because I believe in something doesn’t mean I think that you should Picture Quote #1

I’m greedy for that satisfaction of doing something hard and knowing that, even though I was afraid I couldn’t do it, that somehow I can deliver Picture Quote #1

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As an artist, as an actor, as a writer, you have to use what’s personal to you. You have to be personal about your work; otherwise, it doesn’t ring true Picture Quote #1

I don’t really worry about the size of the part much any more. It’s nice to have more time to work on the character, and to have big scenes to play. But if there’s something playable there, and if it’s interesting to do, then that’s nice Picture Quote #1

I was always interested in figuring things out. I’d do experiments, like combining things I found around the house to see what would happen if I put them together Picture Quote #1

I’ve sat looking down into a volcano that could blow at any moment; I’ve helped catch a shark and several rattlesnakes; I let a tarantula walk across my hand, and I ate rat soup Picture Quote #1

What I always wanted to get seen as was as a good actor, when it was the acting I was doing. When I’m writing, I want to try to be seen as a good writer Picture Quote #1

Life is meaningless unless you bring meaning to it;... it is up to us to create our own existence. Unless you do something, unless you make something it’s as though you aren’t there Picture Quote #1

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I have a final word of advice to our students. If you work very, very hard, this is the kind of actor, writer and director you may turn out to be, and if you work extra hard, this is the kind of person you may turn out to be Picture Quote #1

I’m very interested in the improvisation because one of the things I do is to help train scientists to communicate in a better way and more personal way when they’re making a presentation, and I use improvisation to do that Picture Quote #1

How can I ever hope to communicate something to you unless I get signals back from you that I’m on the right track or that I’ve started at some place that you’re familiar with? Picture Quote #1

In the midst of the sense of tragedy or loss, sometimes laughter is not only healing, it’s a way of experiencing the person that you’ve lost again Picture Quote #1

Be fair with others, but then keep after them until they’re fair with you Picture Quote #1

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 wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover will be yourself Picture Quote #1

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After a while I started to think of that as an image of something that went a lot deeper than the dead dog, which is you can’t bring back anything to life (Alan Alda Quotes) Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative place where no one else has ever been (Alan Alda Quotes) Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won’t come in (Alan Alda Quotes) I found I wasn’t asking good enough questions because I assumed I knew something. I would box them into a corner with a badly formed question, and they didn’t know how to get out of it. Now, I let them take me through it step by step, and I listen (Alan Alda Quotes) I’m in the real world, some people try to steal from me, and I stop them, frequently, take them to court. I love a good lawsuit. It’s fun (Alan Alda Quotes) It’s not an epitaph. I felt I could look back at my life and get a good story out of it. It’s a picture of somebody trying to figure things out. I’m not trying to create some impression about myself. That doesn’t interest me (Alan Alda Quotes) It’s really clear to me that you can’t hang onto something longer than its time. Ideas lose certain freshness, ideas have a shelf life, and sometimes they have to be replaced by other ideas (Alan Alda Quotes) It’s too bad I’m not as wonderful a person as people say I am, because the world could use a few people like that (Alan Alda Quotes) Laugh at yourself, but don’t ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don’t leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory (Alan Alda Quotes) My mother didn’t try to stab my father until I was six, but she must have shown signs of oddness before that (Alan Alda Quotes) When does she do all this thinking? We’re together all the time but she thinks deeply about things and with feeling and she can remember the facts. We’ve been married 48 years (Alan Alda Quotes) The best things said come last. People will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with a rush from the heart (Alan Alda Quotes) During the first day, curious at having outsiders among them, a long stream of inmates came over and talked with me. Remarkably, according to what they told me, nearly every inmate in the prison didn’t do it. Several thousand people had been locked up unjustly and, by an incredible coincidence, all in the same prison. On the other hand, they knew an awful lot about how to knife somebody (Alan Alda Quotes) For a while in my teens, I was sure I had it. It was about getting to heaven. If heaven existed and lasted forever, then a mere lifetime spent scrupulously following orders was a small investment for an infinite payoff. One day, though, I realized I was no longer a believer, and realizing that, I couldn’t go back (Alan Alda Quotes) I found I wasn’t asking good enough questions because I assumed I knew something (Alan Alda Quotes) Awards can give you a tremendous amount of encouragement to keep getting better, no matter how young or old you are (Alan Alda Quotes) And I think belief is one of those things that comes to people in their own way. And just because I believe in something doesn’t mean I think that you should (Alan Alda Quotes) I’m greedy for that satisfaction of doing something hard and knowing that, even though I was afraid I couldn’t do it, that somehow I can deliver (Alan Alda Quotes) As an artist, as an actor, as a writer, you have to use what’s personal to you. You have to be personal about your work; otherwise, it doesn’t ring true (Alan Alda Quotes) I don’t really worry about the size of the part much any more. It’s nice to have more time to work on the character, and to have big scenes to play. But if there’s something playable there, and if it’s interesting to do, then that’s nice (Alan Alda Quotes) I was always interested in figuring things out. I’d do experiments, like combining things I found around the house to see what would happen if I put them together (Alan Alda Quotes) I’ve sat looking down into a volcano that could blow at any moment; I’ve helped catch a shark and several rattlesnakes; I let a tarantula walk across my hand, and I ate rat soup (Alan Alda Quotes) What I always wanted to get seen as was as a good actor, when it was the acting I was doing. When I’m writing, I want to try to be seen as a good writer (Alan Alda Quotes) Life is meaningless unless you bring meaning to it;... it is up to us to create our own existence. Unless you do something, unless you make something it’s as though you aren’t there (Alan Alda Quotes) I have a final word of advice to our students. If you work very, very hard, this is the kind of actor, writer and director you may turn out to be, and if you work extra hard, this is the kind of person you may turn out to be (Alan Alda Quotes) I’m very interested in the improvisation because one of the things I do is to help train scientists to communicate in a better way and more personal way when they’re making a presentation, and I use improvisation to do that (Alan Alda Quotes) How can I ever hope to communicate something to you unless I get signals back from you that I’m on the right track or that I’ve started at some place that you’re familiar with? (Alan Alda Quotes) In the midst of the sense of tragedy or loss, sometimes laughter is not only healing, it’s a way of experiencing the person that you’ve lost again (Alan Alda Quotes) Be fair with others, but then keep after them until they’re fair with you (Alan Alda Quotes) 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 wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover will be yourself (Alan Alda Quotes)

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