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
heart israel my-heart
Israel is near and dear to my heart
uncles queens heart
But one sets of grandparents lived on Davidson Avenue in the Bronx and one lived in Manhattan and I had an aunt and uncle in Queens, so in my heart I was a New Yorker.
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.
new-york way west
Well, let's put in this way, I grew up in West New York, New Jersey.
As George Costanza would say, when they're applauding, stop.
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.
beauty finals made
We made a deal that was acceptable to us. We got paid very handsomely for our final season.
may pay parking
Parking at a garage is like going to a prostitute. Why pay for it when you can apply yourself, and then may be you can get it for free.
selfish important acting
Acting is not terribly important work, and I have always felt a bit of guilt about pursuing something that is so selfish. I love doing it, but it is never something that feels like it's going to change or save the world.
meaningful personality vantage-point
I found that looking at the Israeli/Palestinian conflict from an outside vantage point was actually quite distancing. The history of the conflict, the personalities, the violence, the distrust, and the seeming lack of viable solutions made meaningful involvement feel impossible. What changed that, for me, was changing the vantage point.
stills
I'm still bald, I just wear a toupee.
stars tvs looks
Television, in particular, doesn't look for talent; it looks for personas. You have a great persona? You can be a TV star.
fun thinking challenges
I think with challenge comes a little more fun.