John C. McGinley Quotes
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I have an older brother who is an actor as well.
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I'm an actor, of course, so I like to show off.
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When I play a solo I'm just expressing that moment. It can go horribly wrong easily enough.
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I know that I am one and I've made a living as an actor and I enjoy being an actor, but when I'm not actually doing it, I forget that I do it.
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In 'Rangoon', I play an action star of the 1940s.
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I would love to play a regular guy in a family drama.
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I thought, 'I've been doing this for 16 years professionally. I have a window where I want to play leading parts.'
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Just about every actor wants to be a Disney cartoon voice at some point.
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I once literally had a casting director ask my agent, 'Can she play anything other than a drunk?'
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I came not to your glorious shores to enjoy a happy rest - I came not to gather triumphs of personal distinction, but as a humble petitioner, in my country's name, as its freely chosen constitutional leader, to entreat your generous aid.
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I love to play golf and watch movies in Tamil and Telugu whenever I get time.
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I was never the smartest guy in the room. From the first person I hired, I was never the smartest guy in the room. And that's a big deal. And if you're going to be a leader - if you're a leader and you're the smartest guy in the world - in the room, you've got real problems.
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My whole career has been fulfilling my childhood fantasies, playing characters that are larger than life, getting to play a knight, an elf, a prince, and a soldier.
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I don't have fights with actors. In absolute honesty, I've never fought with any actor ever.
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As an actor, you spend a lot of your life in hotel rooms.
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Most of the early part of an actor's career, you do the jobs you get.
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I have 'Happy Birthday' in multiple languages on my iPod - I like to play it at company birthday parties.
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It's harder to play drums than guitar, physically. I'm always kind of on the edge. I guess that's how I play everything: on the edge of my ability.
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American fiction is good. It would be nice if somebody read it.
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I was 17 when I left the small Maine town where I'd grown up. I wanted to do something I thought was important with my life, so I headed to California and didn't look back.
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I never have plans for the future as you never know how things will turn out.
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Whenever you try to pick market tops and bottoms, you are making a prediction. Guessing what stock is going to outperform the market is forecasting, as is selling a stock for no apparent reason. Indeed, nearly all capital decisions made by most people are unconscious predictions.
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Those who hate Israel hate America. Those who hate Jews hate Christians.
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As an actor, it's great to play a strong leader with a heart of gold.
