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Alan Alda on the M*A*S*H episode "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet"-- its dramatic significance and Alda's critique of a scene in which he cries on camera

Alan Alda on seeing early Vaudeville acts and the comedy of George Burns and Gracie Allen; on how it relates to later television comedy

Alan Alda on the importance of laughter with his fellow actors on M*A*S*H and in life

Alan Alda on how his TVQ rating from game show appearances may have helped him get cast on M*A*S*H

Alan Alda on his methodology for memorizing lines

Alan Alda on the role of improvisational training in his acting work, specifically work done at Second City

Alan Alda on working out a scene with Wayne Rogers on M*A*S*H, after shooting for the satisfaction of getting it right