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> [Acting is about listening, and that's something that took me awhile. You almost don't have to learn your lines, if you listen to what they're saying and move it along.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgrath/acting-is-about-listening-and-that-s-something-that-took-me-awhile/)

[Mark McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgrath/)

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## More by Mark McGrath

> [Acting is about listening, and that's something that took me awhile. You almost don't have to learn your lines, if you listen to what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgrath/acting-is-about-listening-and-that-s-something-that-took-me-awhile/)

[Mark McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgrath/)

> [Acting is something where you have to completely remove yourself. So, do I find acting easy? Absolutely no! Do I want to do more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgrath/acting-is-something-where-you-have-to-completely-remove-yourself-so/)

[Mark McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgrath/)

> [I love to perform. I've never lost the urge. I've never once been on stage when I didn't want to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgrath/i-love-to-perform-i-ve-never-lost-the-urge-i-ve-never-once-been-on/)

[Mark McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgrath/)

> [I can answer anything about any American pop culture song ever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgrath/i-can-answer-anything-about-any-american-pop-culture-song-ever/)

[Mark McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgrath/)

> [Whether it's five people or 50,000 people, I always love to perform and feel very blessed that I'm able to do that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgrath/whether-it-s-five-people-or-50-000-people-i-always-love-to-perform/)

[Mark McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgrath/)

> [I'm that crazy-ass drunk uncle that nobody wants to invite to the holidays and birthdays.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgrath/i-m-that-crazy-ass-drunk-uncle-that-nobody-wants-to-invite-to-the/)

[Mark McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgrath/)

> [I never really thought we'd fitted into the cross-over drawer. But I think the real Sugar Ray fans did like us because we always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgrath/i-never-really-thought-we-d-fitted-into-the-cross-over-drawer-but-i/)

[Mark McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgrath/)

> [You know, I'm not real tall. I'm 6'0, 6'½, but I think people think I'm shorter than I am because I'm not the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgrath/you-know-i-m-not-real-tall-i-m-6-0-6-but-i-think-people-think-i-m/)

[Mark McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgrath/)

> [All we did was to sit around, collect some ideas, wait and see what's going to happen. That was it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgrath/all-we-did-was-to-sit-around-collect-some-ideas-wait-and-see-what-s/)

[Mark McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgrath/)

> [You can make low-budget film as long as there is something compelling about the characters. There is a believability in the chemistry and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgrath/you-can-make-low-budget-film-as-long-as-there-is-something-compelling/)

[Mark McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgrath/)

> [It's funny; we never had anything like credibility. Even though we all have some sort of punk-rock background, but so what? I really don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgrath/it-s-funny-we-never-had-anything-like-credibility-even-though-we-all/)

[Mark McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgrath/)

> [With acting, there are a lot of subtleties and non-verbals involved. If someone is over there, getting eaten by a shark, there's a non-verbal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgrath/with-acting-there-are-a-lot-of-subtleties-and-non-verbals-involved-if/)

[Mark McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgrath/)

> [I really do hope that the people will like 14:59. The critics seem to like it. We got a lot of good reviews.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgrath/i-really-do-hope-that-the-people-will-like-14-59-the-critics-seem-to/)

[Mark McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgrath/)

> [When you become a commodity to a record label because you're making them millions of dollars, you can take all of your artistic integrity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgrath/when-you-become-a-commodity-to-a-record-label-because-you-re-making/)

[Mark McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgrath/)

> [You know how it is with drawers and labels in the music business. They don't want anything to be complicated. They just want it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgrath/you-know-how-it-is-with-drawers-and-labels-in-the-music-business-they/)

[Mark McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgrath/)

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