Alan Alda: The 87-Year-Old Legend on M*A*S*H, The West Wing, and Building Chemistry Using Humor and Brutal Honesty
The Great Creators with Guy Raz
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How to Be a Successful Actor
I think that comedy comes in when I really respond in a millisecond to what I'm getting from you. So that's very important. The other thing that's really important is that it gives you spontaneity. You know, if acting is just a series of you saying, your lines and then I say my lines and you say your line, it doesn't seem like life. No. It's almost never enough. You have to begin to hone the craft.
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