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…

— John C. McGinley

I'm just really proud of 'Dead Head Fred.

— 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…

— 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…

— John C. McGinley

I'm very proud of 'Platoon,' but at the end of it I was done. I was done.

— 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…

— John C. McGinley

With Shakespeare, if you're not going to do the iambic pentameter, do some other play.

— John C. McGinley

I'm a homebody. If I'm not working I'm with my family being a dad.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— John C. McGinley

What helps writers, and ultimately, obviously, helps the actors - who should serve the words that the writer puts on the page…

— John C. McGinley

As an actor, it's great to play a strong leader with a heart of gold.

— John C. McGinley

I like to be in waiting rooms with people as they're auditioning, because their terror calms me.

— John C. McGinley

I did an episode of 'Frasier' with my friend Kelsey Grammer once.

— John C. McGinley

I don't want to be the guy who goes, 'Oh yeah, blah blah blah... everyone freaking well knows me.' Because that's not…

— John C. McGinley

I am a father. My son's name is Max and my daughter's name is Billie Grace. Twelve years ago Max was born…

— John C. McGinley

I wanted to be Red Barber, Mel Allen or Howard Cosell. I loved their personalities and all of their sounds.

— John C. McGinley

I got the pilot for 'Scrubs' sent to me, and in the margin for Dr. Cox, it said 'a John McGinley type.'…

— John C. McGinley

I have mixed feelings about 'Car 54, Where Are You?' Because we shot it as a musical and whoever the studio head…

— John C. McGinley

I would love to have a photographic memory. It would come in handy with the rants I'm given on Scrubs... often on…

— John C. McGinley

I did feel Dr. Cox, the character that I was auditioning for, was too similar to the head of the hospital. He…

— John C. McGinley