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> [The director can't do your job for you. He can't get in front of the camera and perform your part.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/everett-mcgill/the-director-can-t-do-your-job-for-you-he-can-t-get-in-front-of-the/)

[Everett McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/everett-mcgill/)

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## More by Everett McGill

> [In Kansas, people are reserved, quiet, taciturn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/everett-mcgill/in-kansas-people-are-reserved-quiet-taciturn/)

[Everett McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/everett-mcgill/)

> [If you lost a major actor because of a broken jaw, the project collapses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/everett-mcgill/if-you-lost-a-major-actor-because-of-a-broken-jaw-the-project/)

[Everett McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/everett-mcgill/)

> [I know actors with promising careers who get blown out of the business, never to return.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/everett-mcgill/i-know-actors-with-promising-careers-who-get-blown-out-of-the/)

[Everett McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/everett-mcgill/)

> [I've done soap operas in New York, playing a continuing character who goes through changes and develops, but none of that has created the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/everett-mcgill/i-ve-done-soap-operas-in-new-york-playing-a-continuing-character-who/)

[Everett McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/everett-mcgill/)

> [I recognize my physical limitations, but I am an actor who is able to transform himself into someone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/everett-mcgill/i-recognize-my-physical-limitations-but-i-am-an-actor-who-is-able-to/)

[Everett McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/everett-mcgill/)

> [On the stage, you enter into a bond with the audience, and you can sense they are moved by what you're doing. It's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/everett-mcgill/on-the-stage-you-enter-into-a-bond-with-the-audience-and-you-can/)

[Everett McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/everett-mcgill/)

> [Emotional sounds don't lie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/everett-mcgill/emotional-sounds-don-t-lie/)

[Everett McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/everett-mcgill/)

> [The director can't do your job for you. He can't get in front of the camera and perform your part.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/everett-mcgill/the-director-can-t-do-your-job-for-you-he-can-t-get-in-front-of-the/)

[Everett McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/everett-mcgill/)

> [I don't see many convincing heavies in movies. They don't scare me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/everett-mcgill/i-don-t-see-many-convincing-heavies-in-movies-they-don-t-scare-me/)

[Everett McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/everett-mcgill/)

> [We need to emphasize the more positive aspects of our species.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/everett-mcgill/we-need-to-emphasize-the-more-positive-aspects-of-our-species/)

[Everett McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/everett-mcgill/)

> [I know I may never emerge as a leading man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/everett-mcgill/i-know-i-may-never-emerge-as-a-leading-man/)

[Everett McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/everett-mcgill/)

> [You have to add something of yourself to the portrayal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/everett-mcgill/you-have-to-add-something-of-yourself-to-the-portrayal/)

[Everett McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/everett-mcgill/)

> ['Quest' is a romantic name for journey, and I think 'fire' is a word that has stimulating connotations for all of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/everett-mcgill/quest-is-a-romantic-name-for-journey-and-i-think-fire-is-a-word-that/)

[Everett McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/everett-mcgill/)

> [I couldn't stand the thought of not succeeding; failure was more than I could deal with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/everett-mcgill/i-couldn-t-stand-the-thought-of-not-succeeding-failure-was-more-than/)

[Everett McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/everett-mcgill/)

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