Alan Alda

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. ↗

— Alan Alda

#around #combining #experiments #figuring #found

I wouldn't live in California. All that sun makes you sterile. ↗

— Alan Alda

#i #live #makes #sterile #sun

I'm in the real world, some people try to steal from me, and I stop them, frequently, take them to court. I love a good lawsuit. It's fun. ↗

— Alan Alda

#frequently #fun #good #i #i love

I'm most at home on the stage. I was carried onstage for the first time when I was six months old. ↗

— Alan Alda

#first #first time #home #i #months

I've never tried to manipulate my image. ↗

— Alan Alda

#image #manipulate #never #tried

I've sat looking down into a volcano that could blow at any moment; I've helped catch a shark and several rattlesnakes; I let a tarantula walk across my hand, and I ate rat soup. ↗

— Alan Alda

#any #ate #blow #catch #could

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

#american #chile #died #filming #frontiers

It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It's only necessary to be rich. ↗

— Alan Alda

#be happy #happy #necessary #only #rich

It makes it fun. When an actor plays a character, you want what that character wants. Otherwise it doesn't look authentic. So I really want to defeat Jimmy - I mean Jimmy as the character. ↗

— Alan Alda

#authentic #character #defeat #fun #i

It's really clear to me that you can't hang onto something longer than its time. Ideas lose certain freshness, ideas have a shelf life, and sometimes they have to be replaced by other ideas. ↗

— Alan Alda

#clear #freshness #hang #ideas #life