In Washington, there are jobs that have official titles: chief of staff, campaign manager, director of communications. Then there are all these vague and murky headings over people who are just special consultants or advisers. We really don't know what… — Gary Cole Copy Share Image
It was really executed well, from the art direction to the wardrobe to everyone else. And I have to say, two really exceptional directors who did three each. Roxann [Dawson] did the first three and Jeremy [Webb] did the second three. And I think they really were very meticulous in getting the right tone because it is both. It isn't… — Gary Cole Copy Share
The one nice thing about doing a character for a long time is, you begin to feel more comfortable, and you are thinking less and behaving more. It's always best not to be thinking a hell of a lot while you're acting, because you want it to be as spontaneous as possible, not too intellectual. Just behaving and listening to… — Gary Cole Copy Share
Christopher Walken could literally read a phone book and fill a theater, and it would be interesting to watch. I've often wanted to produce… — Gary Cole Copy Share Image
Other than advances in technology and equipment, making a movie is the same as it was when I started, at least. I don't go… — Gary Cole Copy Share Image
A lot of actors in my age bracket look at being still standing as pretty good. — Gary Cole Copy Share Image
Clint Eastwood is a very soft-spoken, humble guy, actually, which helped put somebody like me at ease, who had never worked with somebody as… — Gary Cole Copy Share Image
Television is a big roulette table on so many levels. That's all it is for actors. — Gary Cole Copy Share Image
I am also a drummer of sorts. I've got an electronic set sitting in my bedroom. — Gary Cole Copy Share Image
I don't think anyone sets out to do something bad, it's just that it's very difficult. — Gary Cole Copy Share Image
Improv is not something I had a lot of experience with, because for a long time, my only experience in front of a camera was all television, which is pretty rigid script-wise, except for the occasional scene where you toss in an ad-lib just to elongate something. Like, say, you're walking down a hall and you just don't have enough… — Gary Cole Copy Share