Alan Alda Quotes
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I've written 29 damn plays. Isn't that enough?
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What can I know? What ought I to do? What can I hope?
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I hear these melodies. I hear horn lines and string lines. That's what's fun about recording with an orchestra.
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The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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Every director bites the hand that lays the golden egg.
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I'm one of those people if you ask, 'What's your favourite song?' I'm going to give you five. I don't have just one favourite.
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I'm not actually even a very good singer. I'm not.
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Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world.
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The thing about the Internet is that you can write something... for a very narrow audience and make a living at it.
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I think I have been very lucky as far as my acting career goes.
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I can do whatever I want.
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Writing this record let me recapture who I am. It is summed up in the title Be Not Nobody. You need to feel comfortable in your skin and do whatever you need to do for yourself, to heal or to grow.
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The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldn't get any roles other than as somebody dark.
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I get very bored easily. I'm a child of the Internet or whatever; I want more and more of new and interesting things.
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There are films you see that only reach your eyes. Then there are films that you can watch... that reach down to your throat, or reach your heart. 'In the Mood for Love,' though, reached all the way to my belly.
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I want to reach the heights of stardom beyond my imagination.
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There's no way you can win when you're the president; you've got to be the scapegoat for America's issues.
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We have not invaded anyone. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way of life on them.
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For me, the money isn't a big issue. I'm at the end of my career and I'm just happy to play.
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I don't need much more money, and I thought that when I retired that nobody would want to talk to me anymore. Then I did, and people still want to talk to me.
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When I went to the 'Rush' audition, I was blown away by the script. I thought it was fantastic.
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Dad made it to Gold Shield Detective, so he always busted Robin, my oldest brother, and me. Always got caught, whatever we were doing.
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I imagine our first glimpse of Heaven will cause us to gasp in amazement and delight. That first gasp will likely be followed by many more as we continually encounter new sights in that endlessly wonderful place.
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If I can't get the girl, at least give me more money.
