Alan Alda Quotes

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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When you're not under a 'series regular' contract, and other jobs come up, you try to juggle everything.

Laura Prepon
- Up
- You
- Try
Walking down the street in any town or city in the world and having people look at you and start talking to you, convinced that they know you as well or better than they do members of their own family, that's just an odd phenomenon. But I mean, I wouldn't say it was a bad thing. It's an interesting thing.

Viggo Mortensen
- People
- World
- Family
From the consumer perspective, what happened in the U.S. 10 years ago and Europe five years ago is now happening in Russia. People are beginning to understand that e-commerce is easy and safe.

Maelle Gavet
When you're still, and some actors are really brilliant at that, you bring a kind of energy to you as opposed to sending the energy out. There are some actors, like Gary Cooper or Kevin Spacey, that are absolutely brilliant - Gene Hackman is another - at being and allowing the audience to just do the work.

Gabriel Byrne
- Work
- Energy
- Audience
If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating!

Octavia Spencer
- Up
- You
- Me
You have another little drink, and I'll have another little drink, and maybe we can work up some real family feeling here.

Irving Ravetch
- Up
- Work
- Real