Scott Bakula Quotes

The first time I saw 'Private Practice,' I was hooked. The camera work is captivating, the acting is the-best-of-the-best amazing, and each storyline is so interesting and different.

Multifaceted and textured characters are always more intriguing to me. You never really just want to play one note. It becomes a bit monotone and boring.

That's why, when Alias came along, I knew I'd be OK if the show was on for five or six years because the writing was so good and the creative team was so strong.

Any time you get to dig deeper into your character, you welcome it, especially on a TV show.

What I love about 'The Good Wife' is that it's not straightforward.

Nobody wants to play a one-dimensional character.

You play the honesty of the characters and show a side of them that people can relate to and want to get to know.

In 'Poster Boys,' every character is well defined.

Detailing and backstories are so important; only they draw you into the life of a character.

I'm drawn to interesting female characters and good storylines.

When grey character gets entertaining, the job is done.

As a writer, you understand how hard it is to build up backstory for characters, so you can have impactful moments. You have to build toward something and then pay it off.

When you have to spread heroism across too many players, you don't get to really dig deep into each of them as much as you'd want to.

Jon M. Chu is one of the most creative, convincing humans you'll ever meet.

I remember the first 'fan expo' we did for 'Killjoys,' we were so new, there wasn't a lot of information out yet. But there were so many fans so excited already. And they were asking really intellectual questions about the show.

I think all interesting characters have some kind of a complex.

We are trying to push the envelope with a lot of characters in 'Brothers.' We are going out of the way and being honest to our roles.

I've been missing playing Pragya ever since I started shooting as Munni. I hope viewers will be happy to see their favourite character Pragya back on 'Kumkum Bhagya' and will welcome me back with the same love they have been showering all this time.

It wasn't surprising to me because I've had the conversation with him personally, but Will Smith is more interesting a guy that you could ever capture in a movie or TV show.

What I'd look for are roles in which the heroine's character has substance rather than just glamour.

When a director narrates a character, I find it normal to ask questions about the character's background, mood swings, eccentricities, behaviour... I do this to make my performance relatable. Directors who don't know their characters well find it difficult to answer these questions and, hence, find me annoying.

Characterisation is more important to me than the script. A decent story and extraordinary characters can do wonders for a film, but you cannot do it the other way around.

What makes an audience watch something and care about the characters is the emotional life of the characters.

I'm the all-around threat. I've got the look; I think I've got the whole package.

I used to watch 'EastEnders' till the plots got ridiculous.