Scott Bakula quotes

Scott Bakula is an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Quantum Leap" and "Star Trek: Enterprise." His performances have earned him critical acclaim and several award nominations. He has become a recognizable face in science fiction and drama genres. Here are 25 of his quotes:

Ideally, people find mates with whom they can express both their masculine and feminine sides. (Scott Bakula)
I've always been a big fan of time travel, and I'm very into the notion that some day we'll be able to do it. Beam me up! View quote
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The reality of our business is that for every actor who's rolled up his tent and given up and gone home, the next day you hear about some shoe salesman at Macy's who had this audition and now he's Harrison Ford. There's always that carrot out there in our business. View quote
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The biggest challenge for everybody to realize out there is that we're in a very complicated business world and that were all under one umbrella and it's very challenging for everybody to figure out where the priorities lie and where the loyalties lie. View quote
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Liberace was a miracle. You talk about who he was and what he did, and then you look at who he inspired, from Elton John to Cher to Michael Jackson to Bette Midler. There are so many people that came to see him. Elvis was there, watching his shows. View quote
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I haven't really thought about where to scatter my ashes when the time comes, but I doubt that it would be in space. View quote
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I've always had an affinity for lawyers. My dad is a lawyer. He's retired now. My brother is a lawyer. It's always been easy, the legalese. View quote
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I've done great theatre, great films and had a lot of opportunities in television. I also love to sing, and I've been able to do that once or twice in the television shows. View quote
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Running for me has always been a great place to get away. It's a great stress reliever for me. It's great if I need to be working on something in my mind, whether it's things I need to be memorizing or thinking about, or I have some presentation coming up. View quote
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And I've always felt comfortable certainly in a courtroom because you're just performing. And there was a time in my life when I thought when I grew up I'd be a trial lawyer myself. View quote
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I like fantasy. I've always been the kind of kid who likes to dream about other things I could be and exotic situations I could be in. (Scott Bakula)
I don't think that a company should own a studio and the network, and program for their own network. It hurts the creativity - it is not a level playing field. View quote
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On the whole, show business is a hard business in which to be married. View quote
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The great thing about show business is that there's no mandatory retirement age. View quote
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I was a huge fan of the original 'Star Trek,' and I'd never even dreamed that I would someday be captain of a starship. View quote
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Sunday night was such a big night for television when I was growing up - you know, 'The Wonderful World of Disney.' View quote
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The guy that picked me up at the airport in 1985 when I was out in L.A. for my first audition was selling a script. I was a nobody coming off a plane to read for a new show. View quote
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To be quite honest, I find that it's easier to do parts that are wrapped up in different hair and wardrobe and eras, and different period behavior, than it is to play closer to the present. View quote
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You want to try and bring a character to life in an honest a way as you possibly can. It doesn't matter whether he's a doctor, an actor, a car salesman or a captain of a starship. If you can bring truth and honesty to that character, then your audience will believe you. View quote
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A lot of people don't know that I'm a singer - that's my thing, really. View quote
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I went into show business because I love to work with people, and what I enjoy most about acting is rehearsing and getting to know people and their talents, forming relationships. Working in this business, barriers drop and you get into people real quickly. (Scott Bakula)
I am very much against weapons in space. And I wish we could be spearheading that program to come to some kind of international agreement so that doesn't happen. That is my only - fear - in further space exploration like always, we hope it doesn't get abused. View quote
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I'm constantly involved in theater, looking at theater, trying to do work in theater, support theater. And that's kind of my creative passion. View quote
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Well, I'm... first and foremost I'm a theater guy and everything that I know comes from the theater. View quote
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In the fantasy, sci-fi world, the fans are so discerning and they're so tough and they're so intelligent, and they're so critical. View quote
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Scott Bakula

Scott Bakula - Image
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: American Actor
Born: October 9, 1954
Quotes count: 25