Everybody’s on their toes and focused on what we’re about to do, and then there’s this moment where you relax because you see that everybody is there to do the best that they can.
ALAN ALDAPeople who laugh together generally don’t kill each other.
More Alan Alda Quotes
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I guess in a world uncomfortable with uncertainty, an unbeliever must be an atheist, and possibly an infidel.
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One day, though, I realized I was no longer a believer, and realizing that, I couldn’t go back.
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They’re supposed to be gigantic explosions and they’re just these insignificant little dots. If you step back from things far enough you realize how important and powerful you are.
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Really top-notch directors, I’ve often worked with them just to see how they work.
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Being mystified is a good beginning, because you won’t do what you’ve done before.
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I’ve been nominated twice before as actor in a leading part. Now I’m nominated as actor in a supporting part.
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Originality is unexplored territory. You get there by carrying a canoe – you can’t take a taxi.
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I’m greedy for that satisfaction of doing something hard and knowing that, even though I was afraid I couldn’t do it, that somehow I can deliver.
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I found I wasn’t asking good enough questions because I assumed I knew something.
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Our lives depend on good communication. Good communication helps personal relationships, it helps bosses and employees get along better. We rely on it.
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Selling out was frowned on, whereas now you can major in it at business school.
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Begin challenging your own assumptions.
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Kids are natural scientists.
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Loneliness is everything it’s cracked up to be.
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I was always interested in figuring things out. I’d do experiments, like combining things I found around the house to see what would happen if I put them together.
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