Scott Bakula Quotes

You never say never, but I don't think I'd want to do a long-running series.

I've never been on a show that's run for more than a season.

Six years is a long time to play the same characters on the same show.

Yeah, I'd done a bunch of pilots. Some that had gone for a while. One that went for 13 episodes. But I had never been on a show that had lasted more than that.

I really enjoy doing films, but I also love television. I certainly would not be against doing some regular television work and being on a show that runs several years.

A long-running TV series is a beast in that it demands you stick to one character over a long haul.

Well, TV series tie you up. You can't do films while you're doing a TV series.

I had an unbelievable experience on '24'. We shot 198 episodes, and I was as excited about shooting the 198th as I was the first.

And the thing is, every time you start a new show or do a new series, you're committing to another six years.

I would love it if 'Community' could have a trajectory like '30 Rock' and choose when to go out.

Sometimes when I watch a TV season, your favorite shows die quickly. And then sometimes it's not your favorite, and they live on for 12 years.

I didn't want to commit to a TV show.

No not at all... it is rare for shows to make it as long as Once and Again... It was a pretty good run.

Personally, I think it would have been really nice, if 'Lost' had just one season.

'Married with Children,' we were good until the fifth or sixth season, and then we limped into the 11th season.

There is no point in appearing in just a few episodes. If I do a show on television, it won't be for a few episodes only.

It's easy to leave people wanting more after the first episode, but it's hard to leave people wanting more after the 24th episode. And it's my job, more than anybody else's, to keep that in mind. One season, in TV terms, is nothing. You need to hit it for three or four seasons, and then you're doing well, in TV terms. Then, you've done your job.

The Simpsons will end as soon as Fox is able to find an 8 p.m. comedy hit to replace it - so I give us another 50 years.

A long-running show leaves behind a legacy of storytellers and their relationship with the audience.

I've only ever been on a long-runner with 'Spooks.'

The 3,000th episode is a great milestone for 'Hollyoaks,' so it was just really nice and a big honour to play a part in it.

People ask me if I am going to leave TV, but my answer is a big 'no.'

The four and a half years I had at Stoke is something I will always look back on with pride because it was a huge achievement. To be able to last in a high profile job as long as I did showed that, for the most part, I did a decent job there.

I want to be interested in the music I make until I die. That's more important to me than the size of my audience.

Someone asked me, 'How long do you intend to do 'Deadwood'?' And part of my sociopathology, I say, 'Well, when does my contract run out?' And I realize my contract ran out at the end of four seasons.