Donna Mills came on the show as a female antagonist, about a year before, so now they wanted to have a male antagonist. I was cast as a Senator to shake things up. — William Devane Copy Share Image
Joey, my older brother, had his own TV show in the '50s, along with Cathy Callahan. — William Devane Copy Share Image
I like working fast, but I got to the age where the real difference between television and the movies is, I'm not smart enough… — William Devane Copy Share Image
I try to watch only real things, which basically amounts to C-Span for me. I like real people in real situations. I learn from… — William Devane Copy Share Image
Networks don't want a show with a continuing story. There's no backend potential. — William Devane Copy Share Image
I knew with The West Wing that that wasn't going to be for very long, that I was just the red herring. — William Devane Copy Share Image
A show like Knots or any other show that can be called a soap opera does terribly in syndication because if you're a viewer… — William Devane Copy Share Image
It would have been nice for Greg to eventually grow into a mature relationship with Laura. He was moving toward that already but then… — William Devane Copy Share Image
The business is built on slowing or even stopping the aging process. — William Devane Copy Share Image
When you go to a movie, it's about what's not being said. I tried to bring that to Greg Sumner. It was always about… — William Devane Copy Share Image
