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> [I got my Equity card from an audition out of Backstage. We did 'Guys and Dolls' and 'Kismet.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-mcginley/i-got-my-equity-card-from-an-audition-out-of-backstage-we-did-guys/)

[John C. McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-mcginley/)

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## More by John C. McGinley

> [Kanan is a big road through the Santa Monica Mountains. Between mid-March and mid-April, when you get over to the western side of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-mcginley/kanan-is-a-big-road-through-the-santa-monica-mountains-between-mid/)

[John C. McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-mcginley/)

> [I'm just really proud of 'Dead Head Fred.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-mcginley/i-m-just-really-proud-of-dead-head-fred/)

[John C. McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-mcginley/)

> [A lot of things went incredibly well for 'Scrubs': from a ridiculous number of downloads on the iPods, to whenever they issue a new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-mcginley/a-lot-of-things-went-incredibly-well-for-scrubs-from-a-ridiculous/)

[John C. McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-mcginley/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-mcginley/you-know-post-production-is-a-bit-of-a-grind-to-me-if-i-m-producing-a/)

[John C. McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-mcginley/)

> [I'm very proud of 'Platoon,' but at the end of it I was done. I was done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-mcginley/i-m-very-proud-of-platoon-but-at-the-end-of-it-i-was-done-i-was-done/)

[John C. McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-mcginley/)

> [I felt (a) it was a great role and (b) I wanted to stay in town. I wanted to stop going to these four…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-mcginley/i-felt-a-it-was-a-great-role-and-b-i-wanted-to-stay-in-town-i-wanted/)

[John C. McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-mcginley/)

> [With Shakespeare, if you're not going to do the iambic pentameter, do some other play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-mcginley/with-shakespeare-if-you-re-not-going-to-do-the-iambic-pentameter-do/)

[John C. McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-mcginley/)

> [I'm a homebody. If I'm not working I'm with my family being a dad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-mcginley/i-m-a-homebody-if-i-m-not-working-i-m-with-my-family-being-a-dad/)

[John C. McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-mcginley/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-mcginley/i-m-the-wrong-person-to-not-be-professional-around-when-someone-calls/)

[John C. McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-mcginley/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-mcginley/i-ve-always-thought-ed-burns-was-a-profoundly-underrated-actor-he-s-a/)

[John C. McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-mcginley/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-mcginley/if-you-can-figure-out-where-you-fit-into-any-particular-story-you-ll/)

[John C. McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-mcginley/)

> [I always wanted to be Gene Hackman and I always wanted to be, you know... I wanted to be one of these guys. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-mcginley/i-always-wanted-to-be-gene-hackman-and-i-always-wanted-to-be-you-know/)

[John C. McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-mcginley/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-mcginley/groups-like-the-naacp-the-anti-defamation-league-now-and-glaad-will/)

[John C. McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-mcginley/)

> [If you watch 'E.T.' and say that there are holes in the story because this alien lands, then don't go to the movie! It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-mcginley/if-you-watch-e-t-and-say-that-there-are-holes-in-the-story-because/)

[John C. McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-mcginley/)

> [What helps writers, and ultimately, obviously, helps the actors - who should serve the words that the writer puts on the page - is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-mcginley/what-helps-writers-and-ultimately-obviously-helps-the-actors-who/)

[John C. McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-mcginley/)

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