Every time I sit down and watch Alan Alda I can't help but think to myself that there is a man I would love to sit down and have a scotch and then a steak with. I don't know why a scotch and a steak, but it's what I imagine. I guess the scotch, of course, because that's a great pre-dinner drink while waiting for your table at the steak house, and a steak house seems like the right place to eat with him. I can picture it now, big comfortable leather chairs, understated wood-paneled walls, the smell of perfectly cooked meat and creamed spinach, it just seems so… right.
But, I digress. Alan Alda is one of the people I stop and watch every time I am flipping through the channels and come across his face. He has an amazing presence and a way of fully inhabiting all the characters he takes on. When you stop to watch an Alan Alda television show or film you know you're going to get something special from him even if the program itself isn't the greatest.
I have never met Alan Alda, and am quite convinced that I never will — he and I don't travel in the same circles. However, if I had the opportunity to meet just one star, he might be the guy. Next time he's on TV just give him the chance, you'll be impressed, I guarantee it.
Article comments
1 - barbara barnett
I love Alda! Saw him three years ago in Glengary Glenross on Broadway in the starring role. His energy was a sight to behold from the fifth row center of an intimate Broadway Theatre.
2 - Aaron Peck
Fighting about Tom Delay! That was brilliant.
3 - Nick Upton
Loved the obscure reference to the M*A*S*H series finale by Alda's character in 30 Rock. "A man rying over a chicken and a baby? I thought this was a comedy show!"