Adventure Quote by Everett McGill

“'Quest' is a romantic name for journey, and I think 'fire' is a word that has stimulating connotations for all of us.”

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In Kansas, people are reserved, quiet, taciturn.

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If you lost a major actor because of a broken jaw, the project collapses.

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I know actors with promising careers who get blown out of the business, never to return.

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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…

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I recognize my physical limitations, but I am an actor who is able to transform himself into someone else.

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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…

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Emotional sounds don't lie.

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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.

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I don't see many convincing heavies in movies. They don't scare me.

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We need to emphasize the more positive aspects of our species.

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I know I may never emerge as a leading man.

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You have to add something of yourself to the portrayal.

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A common fallacy in much of the adverse criticism to which science is subjected today is that it claims certainty, infallibility and complete emotional…

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