The longer you are in acting business, the more you cherish the times when you're working with people that do great work, and can figure out how to enjoy themselves while they're doing the great work. Scott Bakula More Quotes by Scott Bakula More Quotes From Scott Bakula I'm constantly involved in theater, looking at theater, trying to do work in theater, support theater. And that's kind of my creative passion. Scott Bakula support passion creative I was a huge fan of the original Star Trek, and I'd never even dreamed that I would someday be captain of a starship... Scott Bakula captains fans stars In the fantasy, sci-fi world, the fans are so discerning and they're so tough and they're so intelligent, and they're so critical. Scott Bakula fans intelligent world Ive always had an affinity for lawyers. My dad is a lawyer. Hes retired now. My brother is a lawyer. Scott Bakula lawyer dad brother I don't think that a company should own a studio and the network, and program for their own network. It hurts the creativity - it is not a level playing field Scott Bakula creativity hurt thinking I went into show business because I love to work with people, and what I enjoy most about acting is rehearsing and getting to know people and their talents, forming relationships. Working in this business, barriers drop and you get into people real quickly Scott Bakula acting real people I am very much against weapons in space. And I wish we could be spearheading that program to come to some kind of international agreement so that doesn't happen. That is my only - fear - in further space exploration like always, we hope it doesn't get abused Scott Bakula space agreement wish The biggest challenge for everybody to realize out there is that we're in a very complicated business world and that were all under one umbrella and it's very challenging for everybody to figure out where the priorities lie and where the loyalties lie Scott Bakula priorities loyalty lying I never intended to be on television or in a movie. The theater was all I ever dreamed about, once I decided to try to make it as a business profession. All this other stuff has just been icing. Scott Bakula stuff trying television The great thing about show business is that there's no mandatory retirement age Scott Bakula great-things age retirement In many respects, I think a lot of businessmen have become highly insensitive to the world, the environment, to everything around them. What are they doing with the millions and millions of dollars they're making? Why don't they give anything back? That, to me, is the height of insensitivity. Scott Bakula dollars giving thinking I like fantasy. I've always been the kind of kid who likes to dream about other things I could be and exotic situations I could be in. Scott Bakula likes dream kids Being an actor opened doors for me to explore my emotions as different people and characters, and expand my own inner soul. Scott Bakula doors character people Ideally, people find mates with whom they can express both their masculine and feminine sides. Scott Bakula masculine-and-feminine two-sides people I wanted to be an actor because it gave me the opportunity to express myself in ways I wasn't comfortable expressing myself, as a kid growing up in St. Louis. Scott Bakula growing-up opportunity kids It's a joyful, humbling feeling to be in different places around the planet and people have seen shows that I'm proud of being a part of, that do have things to say about the human condition, the planet, and who we are and where we've come from, that will sustain. Those ideas are universal and they work in any language. Scott Bakula feelings people ideas It was a great journey with him, it's a huge hole that he's going to be leaving. Scott Bakula entertainment New Orleans has a unique history as a great melting pot of all kinds of cultures, and that manifests itself now through the food, the music, and the kinds of people who live there. Scott Bakula music food history people To do something for other people when they need it most just feels good. Scott Bakula need something good people My oldest son started to like 'South Park' and 'Family Guy,' so we'd watch together so I could spend time with him. Scott Bakula family together time son