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The thing is when you're... well-enough known, you get asked to speak places, and they don't really think about whether or not you're qualified. They just want somebody that will be a drawing card for the audience. So it's up to you to decide whether or not it's foolish to get up and speak to these people.

~Alan Alda

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I sat next to a young woman on a plane once who bombarded me for five hours with how she had decided to be born again and so should I. I told her I was glad for her, but I hadn't used up being born the first time.

~Alan Alda

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I must have interviewed 600 or 700 scientists all around the world.

~Alan Alda

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I think when you're acting, you usually don't have to know too much beyond how to pronounce the words you're saying.

~Alan Alda

Topics: Acting Beyond How Know Much Pronounce Saying Think Too Too Much Words You I Think

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I would like to know that when I read the paper in the morning, it's telling me something that actually happened, and I think the vast majority of journalists want the same thing.

~Alan Alda

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: January 28th, 1936

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