Actor Quotes by John C. McGinley

8 Actor quotes by John C. McGinley

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John C. McGinley’s eight pithy statements cut straight to the core of his approach, mixing humor with a grounded sense of what it means to be an actor.

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I've always thought Ed Burns was a profoundly underrated actor. He's a great director, obviously. A great director/writer. But I think he's…

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I always wanted to be Gene Hackman and I always wanted to be, you know... I wanted to be one of these…

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What helps writers, and ultimately, obviously, helps the actors - who should serve the words that the writer puts on the page…

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As an actor, it's great to play a strong leader with a heart of gold.

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I got my Equity card from an audition out of Backstage. We did 'Guys and Dolls' and 'Kismet.'

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I have no issue with being a character actor. If you've been around enough that people are able to segregate you into…

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The idea for actors is to make a living telling stories, so if you can do that, then you're way ahead of…

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I just can't afford to get bored, because if you've been blessed with a generous imagination, which a lot of actors have,…

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I'm just really proud of 'Dead Head Fred.

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A lot of things went incredibly well for 'Scrubs': from a ridiculous number of downloads on the iPods, to whenever they issue a new…

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You know, post-production is a bit of a grind to me. If I'm producing a film, I really... I mean I like editing, but…

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I'm very proud of 'Platoon,' but at the end of it I was done. I was done.

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I felt (a) it was a great role and (b) I wanted to stay in town. I wanted to stop going to these four…

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With Shakespeare, if you're not going to do the iambic pentameter, do some other play.

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I'm a homebody. If I'm not working I'm with my family being a dad.

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I'm the wrong person to not be professional around. When someone calls 'action' and we're in the frame together, I'm gonna run you over.…

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I've always thought Ed Burns was a profoundly underrated actor. He's a great director, obviously. A great director/writer. But I think he's a stunning…

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If you can figure out where you fit into any particular story, you'll be okay. When you're not quite sure where you fit in,…

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I always wanted to be Gene Hackman and I always wanted to be, you know... I wanted to be one of these guys. I…

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Groups like the NAACP, The Anti-Defamation League, NOW and GLAAD, will respond to derisive language directed at their constituents. The price paid by those…

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