--- title: "1 Second Act Quotes By Johnny Galecki" description: "1 Second Act quotes by Johnny Galecki. Plus more from Johnny Galecki and more Second Act sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/836/johnny-galecki-14638_better_my-parents-would-have-their-friends-over_1646608.jpg" --- > [My parents would have their friends over - their friends who thought, 'How can you live without a TV?' By the time they left, they understood why, because I had done the second act of 'West Side Story' and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-galecki/my-parents-would-have-their-friends-over-their-friends-who-thought/) [Johnny Galecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-galecki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/836/johnny-galecki-14638_better_my-parents-would-have-their-friends-over_1646608.jpg) ## More by Johnny Galecki > [You know, I read the papers and I watch the news a lot. I watch 'Dateline' and '48 Hours'. And I think we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-galecki/you-know-i-read-the-papers-and-i-watch-the-news-a-lot-i-watch/) [Johnny Galecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-galecki/) > [You can't really claim too much ownership of your character. They really do belong to the writers, and in many ways, you're just their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-galecki/you-can-t-really-claim-too-much-ownership-of-your-character-they/) [Johnny Galecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-galecki/) > [When you read the news, and you see all this bad stuff happening, there's a tendency to lose faith in humanity. But I meet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-galecki/when-you-read-the-news-and-you-see-all-this-bad-stuff-happening-there/) [Johnny Galecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-galecki/) > [I watch '60 Minutes' and 'Dateline' and '20/20.' I work in fantasy all day, so when I go home I want to touch reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-galecki/i-watch-60-minutes-and-dateline-and-20-20-i-work-in-fantasy-all-day/) [Johnny Galecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-galecki/) > [When I'm back home in Chicago, since 'Roseanne' was such a Midwestern, blue-collar show, that's what sticks out in people's minds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-galecki/when-i-m-back-home-in-chicago-since-roseanne-was-such-a-midwestern/) [Johnny Galecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-galecki/) > [In a series, you really need to stay open-minded. It's not like a play or a film, where you can create and fully commit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-galecki/in-a-series-you-really-need-to-stay-open-minded-it-s-not-like-a-play/) [Johnny Galecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-galecki/) > [I used to know Jennifer Love Hewitt. We lived in the same apartment building when I was about... jeez, I guess it was when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-galecki/i-used-to-know-jennifer-love-hewitt-we-lived-in-the-same-apartment/) [Johnny Galecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-galecki/) > [Comedy is similar to hockey... in only one way. You get a lot of credit for assists. So I try to serve whatever the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-galecki/comedy-is-similar-to-hockey-in-only-one-way-you-get-a-lot-of-credit/) [Johnny Galecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-galecki/) > [Just selfishly, I wanted to be associated with something as synonymous with cool and cutting edge and artistic as CBGB. People are aware of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-galecki/just-selfishly-i-wanted-to-be-associated-with-something-as-synonymous/) [Johnny Galecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-galecki/) > [People always ask about learning all of your lines as an actor, and it's generally the easiest part of the job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-galecki/people-always-ask-about-learning-all-of-your-lines-as-an-actor-and-it/) [Johnny Galecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-galecki/) > [I was a huge theater geek growing up, and that was not the easiest thing in the world, especially growing up in Chicago, where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-galecki/i-was-a-huge-theater-geek-growing-up-and-that-was-not-the-easiest/) [Johnny Galecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-galecki/) > [Theater audiences don't pull punches. They'll let you know when they're feeling ripped off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-galecki/theater-audiences-don-t-pull-punches-they-ll-let-you-know-when-they/) [Johnny Galecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-galecki/) > [I work in fantasy all day, so when I go home, I want to touch reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-galecki/i-work-in-fantasy-all-day-so-when-i-go-home-i-want-to-touch-reality/) [Johnny Galecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-galecki/) > [I bought a little hideaway up north, so I'll ship my motorcycle up there. It's much less dangerous than West Hollywood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-galecki/i-bought-a-little-hideaway-up-north-so-i-ll-ship-my-motorcycle-up/) [Johnny Galecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-galecki/) > [Scientists are not these guys in lab coats deep in the inner bowels of universities and hospitals with their Bunsen burners. They're the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-galecki/scientists-are-not-these-guys-in-lab-coats-deep-in-the-inner-bowels/) [Johnny Galecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-galecki/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/second-act/johnny-galecki/#itemlist", "name": "1 Second Act Quotes By Johnny Galecki", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My parents would have their friends over - their friends who thought, 'How can you live without a TV?' By the time they left, they understood why, because I had done the second act of 'West Side Story' and the first act of 'Jesus Christ Superstar,' playing all the parts. In many ways, that's what I'm still doing. 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