Books: Alan Alda

"That long career -- and the variegated life he's led -- prompted Alda to write up some of the things he's learned along the way in his new memoir, Never Have Your Dog Stuffed -- and Other Things I've Learned."

Source: Alan Alda interview on NPR about his memoir.

I remember Alan Alda doing a brilliant performance of Our Town at a theatre in London in the early 90's. I very much enjoyed this book although toward the end when he goes on zoloft I got the feeling things dulled up a bit. His final bit of advice seems to be to enjoy whatever you are doing. I got the feeling pre-zoloft things were a bit more up and down and anguished and creative and less neat. A remarkable man.