Jason Alexander quotes

Jason Alexander is an American actor, comedian, and director, best known for his role as George Costanza on the television sitcom "Seinfeld." His work spans television, film, and stage, earning him widespread acclaim and several award nominations. He continues to be a prominent figure in the entertainment industry. Here are 19 of his quotes:

There is no community service in Seinfeld. But rather than lauding that, I think it shows the insane banality of it. (Jason Alexander)
I would work with any one of them again in a heartbeat because it was joyous and incredibly easy. View quote
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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. View quote
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I can get motivated seeing a kid at my sons school overcome a learning disability. View quote
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I think with challenge comes a little more fun. View quote
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We made a deal that was acceptable to us. We got paid very handsomely for our final season. View quote
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Acting is not terribly important work, and I have always felt a bit of guilt about pursuing something that is so selfish. I love doing it, but it is never something that feels like it's going to change or save the world. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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The thing about For Better or Worse is the only thing that made me an okay director for that is that I have a sense of humor, and it was supposed to be funny. View quote
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But one sets of grandparents lived on Davidson Avenue in the Bronx and one lived in Manhattan and I had an aunt and uncle in Queens, so in my heart I was a New Yorker. (Jason Alexander)
Every poker player, like every fisherman, needs to have a story in a box, and most poker stories are completely uninteresting. View quote
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Television, in particular, doesn't look for talent; it looks for personas. You have a great persona? You can be a TV star. View quote
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I found that looking at the Israeli/Palestinian conflict from an outside vantage point was actually quite distancing. The history of the conflict, the personalities, the violence, the distrust, and the seeming lack of viable solutions made meaningful involvement feel impossible. What changed that, for me, was changing the vantage point. View quote
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Well, let's put in this way, I grew up in West New York, New Jersey. View quote
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I'm always more motivated by the pain of a funny character than by what makes him funny. View quote
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Boston was a great town to go to college in. Maybe that's why there's so many colleges there. I love the town, and I loved Boston University. View quote
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I still don't know much about directing a movie. View quote
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I'm still bald, I just wear a toupee. View quote
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Jason Alexander

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Occupation: American Actor
Born: September 23, 1959
Quotes count: 19