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" In the future, things will truncate! No, in the age of Twitter, we can't be upset when words become shorter. "
Eric McCormack
Future
Age
Become
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" Mental illness is the last frontier. The gay thing is part of everyday life now on a show like 'Modern Family,' but mental illness is still full of stigma. Maybe it is time for that to change. "
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" When I read the script for Will & Grace in 1998, I knew I was the only guy for the part. "
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" The Trevor Project provides crisis-intervention and suicide-prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning teens and young adults. It's truly a lifeline to so many young people who just need someone to listen to them. "
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" The vote is the important thing. Just go and vote. "
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Just
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" I think it's about finding the character you want to play and the people you want to work with. "
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Think
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" As a television actor, there's a power you're given to use your image to do something valuable. As a parent, these messages are particularly important to me. "
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Image
Power
" I'm still a kid. I stretched it out. "
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" My second year of Ryerson, I still lived at my folks' place. I went to the attic to find some prop for a play I was doing. And I found a scrapbook dedicated to my father's years at Ryerson as an actor. He never mentioned it. "
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" That was the only trepidation I had about 'Will & Grace.' It had nothing to do with the sexuality of the character. It was more, 'This could be the next 7 to 10 years of my life.' "
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Grace
" But I was ready for it and I knew I could do it. I've just turned 40, I have a son and I feel more settled and driven than ever. I think my 40s will be my most prolific time. It's a very rare life you get to lead as a sitcom guy. "
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You
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Feel
" We're definitely hoping 'Travelers' attracts more than just solely the sci-fi audience, too. There are so many elements here. I think this will be a show that women like, because there's a lot of unlikely romance in it between people who were in love 300 years from now, but they're in different bodies. "
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Think
Audience
Love
" Will Truman will be on my epitaph, but as an actor, I have to challenge myself. "
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Myself
Epitaph
Challenge
" It's very strange - several years ago, I was in the running for the 'Young Frankenstein' musical. Kristin Chenoweth was going to do it, but then she backed out because she got 'Pushing Daisies' on TV, and then, the next day, I went in for my final-final audition, and I saw Megan Mullally standing there. "
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Day
Got
She
" I think most actors go into the business thinking, 'I can play everything. Why can't I play a black woman? Just give me a chance.' Then you grow up and realize it's probably better that they cast an actual black woman. "
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Woman
Black
Business
" I'm doing a very funny show in which we talk about issues. I speak at Aids charities and things. It's great to do something fun with our days and yet we're told we're doing something important. "
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Talk
Fun
Funny
" Growing up, my father was a financial analyst for an oil company. He was just a regular dad. And when I would say, 'Hey, come see my play,' he'd say, 'Sure.' He'd see one, 'Oh, good play' - you know, very typical dad reaction. "
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Father
Good
Growing Up
" Every day, there's something that makes you go, 'Is this Funny or Die?' That can't be a real headline. "
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You
Day
Funny
" Will isn't a screaming queen - that's Jack's part. They needed someone to play the part for America. It's just not the same as Britain. To have a gay character as a lead is risky. "
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Gay
Character
Play
" I did my first musical in 4th grade as Huck Finn. By 11th grade, I was starring in 'Godspell' and 'Pippin' and pretending to be Che in 'Evita' in my bedroom. Singing has always been a huge part of me. "
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Always
Me
Bedroom
" There wasn't an episode of 'Will & Grace' that didn't begin with my voice saying, 'Will & Grace' is taped before a live studio audience. "
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Live
Voice
Saying
" If we're karaoke-ing, I'm as likely to do Aerosmith as I am 'Sweeney Todd'. "
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Todd
Aerosmith
Am
" 'Monk''s gone, and 'House' is gone. Maybe I can pick up where they left off. "
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Gone
House
I Can
" We want all LGBTQ kids to grow up in a world where they feel safe and equal to their straight peers. "
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Feel
World
Want
" I feel like 'Travelers' is something I can legitimately say, 'You're going to love this.' I think then people will accept me as a different thing. And if they don't, it's fun trying. "
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Me
People
Fun
" I love learning language and ideas that I didn't know before and making them sound like my own. "
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Know
Love
Learning
" With these scripts and these writers, so much of it is done for me. Because we don't just throw words around: we make sure the audience understands. "
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Because
Words
Me
" I think we all realize that anyone can - and has - gotten AIDS. So there's obviously still a lot to be done. "
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Done
AIDS
Lot
" I'm not sure sometimes if it was because Will was gay or it was a sitcom. But that combination does make it hard to become the new lead on the 'Sopranos.' "
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Every
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