Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander
Jay Scott Greenspan, known by his stage name, Jason Alexander, is an American actor, comedian, director, and voice artist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth23 September 1959
CityNewark, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
As George Costanza would say, when they're applauding, stop.
heart israel my-heart
Israel is near and dear to my heart
beauty finals made
We made a deal that was acceptable to us. We got paid very handsomely for our final season.
son rocks laughing
Things that make me laugh range from a wonderful stand-up like Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K. and Chris Rock to my son Gabe, who does great improv work. I also look backwards to the great comedic actors like Jackie Gleason, Paul Lynde and Phil Silvers.
chinese shrimp torah
It specifically says in the Torah that you can eat shrimp and bacon in a Chinese restaurant.
school kids son
I can get motivated seeing a kid at my sons school overcome a learning disability.
directors sense-of-humor made
The thing about For Better or Worse is the only thing that made me an okay director for that is that I have a sense of humor, and it was supposed to be funny.
pain character motivated
I'm always more motivated by the pain of a funny character than by what makes him funny.
heartbeat easy joyous
I would work with any one of them again in a heartbeat because it was joyous and incredibly easy.
knows
But I didn't know much about directing a movie.
broadcast cnn listen matter national sit
When CNN does a story and then says, 'Tweet us what you think' - why? Why does it matter what I think? Why should my thoughts be broadcast on a national news program? It's enough for me to just sit and listen and learn.
daughters defined doctors farmers fathers global hear israelis neighbors sons
We see and hear about Israelis and Palestinians only when they are defined by the global media as 'occupiers,' 'terrorists,' and 'victims.' But we forget that they are fathers and mothers and sons and daughters and neighbors and doctors and shop-owners and farmers and students.
dan love reliable voices
Where are reliable journalism and reliable investigative voices going to come from? I love the days of old - the Walter Cronkites, the Dan Rathers.
bad characters people rule
Usually, characters that are doing something nefarious have some extra layers to them. The general rule is bad people don't necessarily think they are bad.