Quotes by Jason Alexander

About Jason Alexander:

Jay Scott Greenspan is an American actor, comedian, director, producer, singer, and writer.
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What is it about Iowa? I'm the shortest guy in the state.

Jason Alexander

I've gotten a lot of compliments on the 'Criminal Minds' guy. I guess it's because the look of that character is so different from what people expect of me.

Jason Alexander

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.

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It's a question of finding the right thing, if I'm going to be an actor... if I have to get up eight times a week for a number of months, I want to be excited and challenged from the day I start to the day I leave.

Jason Alexander

I met the real George Steinbrenner on only one occasion when he actually came and played himself on an episode of 'Seinfeld.' He seemed to really enjoy himself. I did not get to know him, but the fact that he allowed himself and his beloved team to b...

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Really, the golden egg of doing a series is that you cross that very stupid bridge that says 'Name Actors Only' in casting sessions. All of a sudden, you become a name actor; it gives you marquee value. That's all that a series does.

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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.

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The world of the stage and the performance on the stage usually does not tend to translate very well - it doesn't tend to hold very well - once cameras are on it; it's not like it's terrible or embarrassing or bad anything, but, I, as an actor, would...

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We see and hear about Israelis and Palestinians only when they are defined by the global media as 'occupiers,' 'terrorists,' and 'victims.' But we forget that they are fathers and mothers and sons and daughters and neighbors and doctors and shop-owne...

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Isn't it time you came out and told the world what you believe?

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You know, because of the lack of budget, we had to find neighborhoods where time had stopped - kind of stuck in the '50s. And no place had that better than Staten Island.

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I was the teenage kid growing up in New Jersey watching the Tony Awards and thinking, 'Oh, maybe if I'm lucky I'll make it to Broadway by the time I'm 40!'

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Actors go, 'I just want to act.' And I say to them, 'You know, stop for a second and think about what charges you up the most. Do you want to be on the stage, do you want to be in film, do you want to be a comic actor? Do you just want to make it for...

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I'm a singer and performer in a hybrid show that's standup, music and audience participation.

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I think that I have very few personal gifts to bring to real politics.

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I would work with any one of them again in a heartbeat because it was joyous and incredibly easy.

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The greatest part of the job was... that was for nine years it was a pleasure to go to work.

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The downside of being a celebrity is that people kind of know about you, and you really don't need them to know about you - you need them to know about your work.

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Author Bio

  • NameJason Alexander
  • Descriptionactor, comedian, singer
  • BornSeptember 23, 1959
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Television Actor; Film Actor; Singer; Film Director; Film Producer; Magician