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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

Topics: About Been Deeply Does Facts Feeling Married Remember She Things Thinking Thinks Time Together Years

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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

Topics: About Any Big Character Interesting More Much Nice Part Play Really Scenes Size Something Then Time Work Worry

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Really top-notch directors, I've often worked with them just to see how they work.

~Alan Alda

Topics: Directors How Just Often Really See Them Work Worked

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No, I never thought about my image. It interests me that there are people who do, that they seem to be methodical about it.

~Alan Alda

Topics: About Image Interests Me Methodical Never People Seem Thought Who

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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

Topics: Acting Actor Always Doing Get Good Good Actor Good Writer Seen Try Want Wanted Writer Writing

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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.

~Alan Alda

Topics: About Actor Artist Otherwise Personal Ring True Use Work Writer You Your

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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

Topics: Because Belief Believe Just Just Because Mean Own People Should Something Things Think Those Way You I Think I Believe I Believe In

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I find myself going to places where I really have no business, speaking to these people in a whole other field that I have no extensive knowledge of. But I do it very often because it scares me.

~Alan Alda

Topics: Because Business Extensive Field Find Going Knowledge Me Myself No Business Often Other People Places Really Scares Speaking Very Where Whole

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Kids are natural scientists.

~Alan Alda

Topics: Kids Natural Scientists

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In 2003, I almost died of an intestinal blockage when I was on a mountain in Chile, filming a segment for 'Scientific American Frontiers.'

~Alan Alda

Topics: Almost American Chile Died Filming Frontiers Mountain Scientific Segment

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: January 28th, 1936

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