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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.

~Alan Alda

Topics: Artistic Artists Break Creative Free Know May Me Pardon Scientists Side Too Waiting

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I've been lucky enough to live through all the things that are supposed to give meaning to our lives, like parenting, grandparenting, art, celebrity. All these things you expect meaning to come from, and sometimes it comes when you're not expecting it.

~Alan Alda

Topics: Art Been Celebrity Come Enough Expect Expecting Give Like Live Lives Lucky Meaning Our Our Lives Parenting Sometimes Supposed Things Through You

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For me, I find that even though I've accomplished a few things in my life, looking back on accomplishments doesn't give me a sense of satisfaction.

~Alan Alda

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Any play is hard to write, and plays are getting harder and harder to get on the stage.

~Alan Alda

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I really don't like plays or movies that service propaganda.

~Alan Alda

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I love to watch how scientists' minds work.

~Alan Alda

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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 history, and within a few months, it will turn out to be timely.

~Alan Alda

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When I am at a dinner table, I love to ask everybody, 'How long do you think our species might last?' I've read that the average age of a species, of any species, is about two million years. Is it possible we can have an average life span as a species? And do you picture us two million years more or a million and a half years, or 5,000?

~Alan Alda

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I don't watch that much TV, so I can't compare one show to another. When I watch television, I watch people talking to one another usually or a science show where they show me microbes, you know. Microbes actually communicate quite a bit, and so there's a lot of talking going on.

~Alan Alda

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To do a musical takes a tremendous amount of energy because you have to act and sing at the same time. And everything has to be precise. Because you can't forget the lyrics because the band keeps playing, you know, and you're under a certain amount of pressure.

~Alan Alda

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: January 28th, 1936

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