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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.' "
Scott Bakula
Night
Growing Up
Know
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" I like pop, rock n' roll, big band, Broadway - I like all those elements. "
Scott Bakula
Band
Roll
Rock
" 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. "
Scott Bakula
Watching
Look
People
" 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. "
Scott Bakula
Trying
Passion
Creative
" My favorite thing about running is running when it's as hot as it can be, which is a little odd. "
Scott Bakula
Hot
Favorite
Running
" What we are as actors, for better and for worse, is visible. "
Scott Bakula
Better
Worse
Visible
" On the whole, show business is a hard business in which to be married. "
Scott Bakula
Hard
Business
Show Business
" My kids are good athletes and runners. They run in a bunch of sports. "
Scott Bakula
Athletes
Bunch
Sports
" 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
Love
People
You
" I've done a lot of work other than sci-fi, and between half-hour comedy, stage, and various movie roles, I've really tried to avoid being typecast. "
Scott Bakula
Tried
Stage
Avoid
" To do something for other people when they need it most just feels good. "
Scott Bakula
People
Good
Most
" I've composed a fair amount in my life, and some of them have made it on to the screen, some compositions that I've done, a few. And I like doing that. I had never really considered doing a full-length thing. I've worked with other people creating full-length pieces. "
Scott Bakula
Done
People
My Life
" The end of shows are a nightmare for everybody because there is so much pressure to satisfy everyone, which of course you can't do. "
Scott Bakula
Pressure
Because
End
" Ideally, people find mates with whom they can express both their masculine and feminine sides. "
Scott Bakula
Sides
Mates
Masculine
" Well, I'm... first and foremost I'm a theater guy and everything that I know comes from the theater. "
Scott Bakula
First
Everything
Well
" 'Quantum Leap' gave me a huge opportunity as an actor. The nature of the role and it's demands allowed people to perceive me as a versatile actor, and the wide success of the show around the planet gave me a certain notoriety that helped me get other work. "
Scott Bakula
Success
Work
Nature
" 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. "
Scott Bakula
Brother
Always
Lawyer
" I haven't really thought about where to scatter my ashes when the time comes, but I doubt that it would be in space. "
Scott Bakula
Thought
Ashes
Space
" 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. "
Scott Bakula
Myself
Time
Thought
" The further away you can get away from yourself as an actor, the more fun you have. "
Scott Bakula
Fun
Actor
Yourself
" 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. "
Scott Bakula
Opportunities
Love
Theatre
" After 'Quantum Leap,' a lot of sci-fi things came my way, and I had to say, 'I can't do that right now.' "
Scott Bakula
Quantum
Now
Say
" I've always been told I had an old face. So when I was in my 20s, I never got to play a teenager. "
Scott Bakula
Got
Always
Play
" My daughter, when she was younger, was crazy about 'The X-Files,' so I'd watch that with her. "
Scott Bakula
Watch
About
Crazy
" 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. "
Scott Bakula
Me
Show
Selling
" The movies are about big tent pole movies and big action and effects. "
Scott Bakula
Tent
About
Action
" 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. "
Scott Bakula
Hair
Behavior
Play
" My oldest son started to like 'South Park' and 'Family Guy,' so we'd watch together so I could spend time with him. "
Scott Bakula
Park
Together
Time
" I'd really like to play bad guys or guys that have something a little bit off about them. And I get to do that periodically. "
Scott Bakula
Like
Little
Play
" 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
Always
Fantasy
Kid
" I love 'White Christmas.' That's one of my favorites just because I love the music. I love the story, Bing Crosby. It's just one of my all time favorites. And it's hard to have a Christmas without seeing a little bit of Jimmy Stewart and angels running around town. "
Scott Bakula
Time
Story
Music