I did feel Dr. Cox, the character that I was auditioning for, was too similar to the head of the hospital. He was too arrogant and mean. I approached him kind of like I had a miniature Max sitting on… — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
Dr. Cox mentors the rookie doctors with a spoonful of dirt and then a cup of sugar. I see him as an archetypal descendent of two of my favorite curmudgeonly characters: Lou Grant and Louie De Palma. — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
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… — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
A lot of things went incredibly well for 'Scrubs': from a ridiculous number of downloads on the iPods, to whenever they issue a new… — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
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… — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
I'm very proud of 'Platoon,' but at the end of it I was done. I was done. — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
I felt (a) it was a great role and (b) I wanted to stay in town. I wanted to stop going to these four… — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
With Shakespeare, if you're not going to do the iambic pentameter, do some other play. — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
I'm a homebody. If I'm not working I'm with my family being a dad. — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
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.… — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
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… — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
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,… — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be Gene Hackman and I always wanted to be, you know... I wanted to be one of these guys. I… — John C. McGinley Copy Share Image
