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" Years ago, I did a CBS audition. I was nervous. They introduced me as 'Scott Bakoola.' Not a good sign. I also didn't get the show. "
Scott Bakula
Show
Years
Me
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" I get nervous even guesting on other people's shows. "
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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. "
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" My oldest son started to like 'South Park' and 'Family Guy,' so we'd watch together so I could spend time with him. "
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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. "
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" One of the hardest things to do is to be present and open and clear about who you are and what you stand for. We all have issues with that. "
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" I don't even know how many times I auditioned for Danny Zuko in 'Grease.' "
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" My favorite thing about running is running when it's as hot as it can be, which is a little odd. "
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Favorite
Running
" 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. "
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World
Realize
" 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. "
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Pressure
Because
End
" The longest show I've ever done was four and a half years, so I can only imagine what ending an eight year show is like. "
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Year
Done
" 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. "
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Brother
Always
Lawyer
" 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. "
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Tried
Stage
Avoid
" With any kind of sci-fi, the imagination continues, and the world exists, and you create that in your own mind, and it lives in you. "
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You
Imagination
Mind
" I haven't really thought about where to scatter my ashes when the time comes, but I doubt that it would be in space. "
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Thought
Ashes
Space
" 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. "
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Always
Fantasy
Kid
" I've always been told I had an old face. So when I was in my 20s, I never got to play a teenager. "
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Got
Always
Play
" A lot of people don't know that I'm a singer - that's my thing, really. "
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People
Know
Lot
" I'm a musical theater guy. That's where I came from. That's where I go whenever I have the chance. It's my first love. "
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First
Chance
First Love
" These sci-fi fans are phenomenal in the standards that they hold you to. "
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Fans
Standards
You
" For a long-running TV show, you're looking for a character who is interesting and vibrant and you can imagine going into all kinds of different areas. "
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You
Interesting
Looking
" By all standards, except for 'Star Trek' standards, 98 episodes of any television show is a wildly successful run. "
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Run
Show
Successful
" The further away you can get away from yourself as an actor, the more fun you have. "
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Fun
Actor
Yourself
" 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. "
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Honesty
Car
Character
" I've shot a lot of places, and I've produced. I always thought, 'Gosh, when you shoot in a big city, it's so difficult.' And New York, I always think, 'Where are you going to park the trucks? How are you going to stop the traffic?' "
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New
You
Thought
" For actors, we always feel like there shouldn't be any divide for anybody. The industry is the one that kind of creates the idea that if you're such-and-such an actor, you can't be on the big screen. "
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Feel
Always
" Well, I'm... first and foremost I'm a theater guy and everything that I know comes from the theater. "
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Everything
Well
" The 'NCIS' franchise is beyond successful. "
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Successful
Beyond
Franchise
" I'm a runner from sports. I've been a runner, but I wasn't a cross-country runner or anything like that. I played a lot of soccer growing up. "
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Soccer
Growing Up
Growing
" My daughter, when she was younger, was crazy about 'The X-Files,' so I'd watch that with her. "
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About
Crazy
" My kids are good athletes and runners. They run in a bunch of sports. "
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Athletes
Bunch
Sports