Jason Alexander
Life and families and babies are all joyous gifts. But if we do not begin to truly account for our numbers, we will surely create an ecological crisis that will only lead to anguish and despair.
The necessity for 'professionals' in the entertainment industry is being constantly challenged.
I cannot tell people who are struggling that I come first. I just cannot.
If I could really move my career much more into predominantly directing, I would jump at that.
Is it my end-all and be-all to become a standup comic? No.
I love smart comedy.
Things that make me laugh range from a wonderful stand-up like Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K. and Chris Rock to my son Gabe, who does great improv work. I also look backwards to the great comedic actors like Jackie Gleason, Paul Lynde and Phil Silvers.
There are always things that I'd love to do. As an actor, none of them are specific; all I'm looking for are things that are good quality, that are challenging for me to work on, and even better if I get to work with people that I respect and am excited to work with.
I have no illusions about having another 'Seinfeld' in my life.
I find when somebody says to me, 'I'm going to motivate you,' more often than not, they're not going to get me.
I can get motivated seeing a kid at my son's school overcome a learning disability.
'Broadway Bound' is near and dear to my heart, as it was one of my happiest times on Broadway.
Most of the musical film work that I have done has been in this realm of what I think of as real family entertainment.
I have actually lost a couple of roles - film roles - because a director or producer thought I looked too much like George Costanza, and I could not get out of that box.
I'm a singer and performer in a hybrid show that's standup, music and audience participation.
What you find with singers, no matter where they're from, if they have any kind of an accent, the accent tends to disappear when they sing.
Directors get to fire on many more cylinders than an actor.
Even when I was an actor in training, one criticism my teachers had was that I should think about directing instead of acting, because the best actors see the material they're working on through blinders. They can't see anything but their role. I could never really do that.
The pilot of 'Seinfeld' was made and dropped. 'Seinfeld' was not supposed to go to series.
Do people absolutely need the arts to get by day-to-day? You can make that claim, but they also really need a lot of things before that.
When CNN does a story and then says, 'Tweet us what you think' - why? Why does it matter what I think? Why should my thoughts be broadcast on a national news program? It's enough for me to just sit and listen and learn.
Where are reliable journalism and reliable investigative voices going to come from? I love the days of old - the Walter Cronkites, the Dan Rathers.
I think that I have very few personal gifts to bring to real politics.
I do think that the days of gathering around a television set that functions merely as a television set, to receive a live broadcast of some networked programming, those days are probably numbered.
One of the reasons I love acting is because I'm so interested in other people's lives, and I often incorporate things I hear or observe into my work. I've become a bit of a 'person addict,' and so I like brushing up against lots of different characters.
Every poker player, like every fisherman, needs to have a story in a box, and most poker stories are completely uninteresting.
One of the downsides of being a poker pro is that people see exactly how you play.
Poker is just a hobby I'm passionate about. It's not supposed to bring glory.
Comedy lives on in the web and TV, but nobody's pressing comedy albums anymore.
What is it about Iowa? I'm the shortest guy in the state.
Thrilled that Gov. Romney enjoys my old character. I enjoyed the character he used 2 b 2. If he'd embrace that again, he'd b a great candidate.Collection: Character
Divorce is very difficult, especially on the kids. Of course, I'm the result of my parents having stayed together, so you never know.Collection: Kids
Israel is near and dear to my heartCollection: Heart
People this stupid shouldn't be allowed to live.Collection: Stupid
The actress (Heidi Swedberg) is this wonderful girl, and ... I love her! i couldn't figure out how to play off of her. Her instincts for doing a scene - where the comedy was - and mine were always misfiring.Collection: Love
It specifically says in the Torah that you can eat shrimp and bacon in a Chinese restaurant.Collection: Chinese
There is no community service in Seinfeld. But rather than lauding that, I think it shows the insane banality of it.Collection: Thinking
Even when I was an actor in training, one criticism my teachers had was that I should think about directing instead of acting because the best actors see the material they’re working on through blinders. They can’t see anything but their role. I could never really do that.Collection: Teacher
I can get motivated seeing a kid at my sons school overcome a learning disability.Collection: School
Parking at a garage is like going to a prostitute. Why pay for it when you can apply yourself, and then may be you can get it for free.Collection: May