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" My first job was at Baskin-Robbins. I made store manager at 16. "
Eric McCormack
First
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First Job
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" 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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" Back when I was in theater school, trying to figure out what I was going to do with my life, 'Sweeney Todd' was a huge touchstone for me, my favorite musical for sure. "
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" 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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" 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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" As much as I loved Pacino and De Niro and wanted to be a dramatic actor, I also grew up on sitcoms. I grew up on 'M*A*S*H' and 'All In The Family' and 'Cheers.' And then around this time - this would have been '95, '96 - I was so into 'Friends' and 'Mad About You,' the idea of being on a sitcom became a very real thing that I wanted. "
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" Each one of us fulfills a piece of a larger puzzle. "
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" I did 'The Commish' and an episode of 'Neon Rider,' and then I got the series called 'Street Justice,' which I ended up doing about 18 episodes of. "
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" I started to realise that it wasn't for me. Perhaps I didn't have to give my Hamlet before I died, that the world might be an OK place without my Hamlet, in fact. "
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Fact
Place
" Particularly in television, we can stereotype ourselves. You realize that we all have a lot of voices in our head. We have angry voices, we have voices of doubt, and we have moments of strength. "
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Angry
You
" If you can last long enough, in success, you have to get really creative and come up with new stuff. "
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You
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" I find that with every script I get, I go, 'Who knew this? This is so cool!' "
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Find
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" I have to challenge the audience. "
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Challenge
" It's a different world now. Guest-starring on a TV show is not some indication that things aren't going right anymore. "
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" I'm still a kid. I stretched it out. "
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Still
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" My wife is a real camper; it's a nice way to bond. "
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Wife
Nice
Camper
" 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
" The vote is the important thing. Just go and vote. "
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Important
Just
Go
" 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
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Business
" 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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" I was raised on 'Get Smart' and 'All in the Family' and 'M.A.S.H.,' and certainly when 'Cheers' came along, that was a big one. "
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" Because I had three years on 'Perception,' I think I succeeded in showing I can do other things, and I can create a different audience, even from people who loved 'Will & Grace.' "
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" At home in L.A., Sunday is lazy. It's the wife and me lying in bed with coffee, watching 'The Soup' or something funny on TiVo. The kid will occasionally join us. Eventually, breakfast is at a place down the street called Paty's. And we always have some kind of great dinner - my wife makes a great roast beef. "
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" I didn't want to do a lawyer. I didn't want to do forensics. I didn't want to work in an ER. "
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Forensics
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" 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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Love
" I think it's about finding the character you want to play and the people you want to work with. "
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" Most people, if you live in a big city, you see some form of schizophrenia every day, and it's always in the form of someone homeless. 'Look at that guy - he's crazy. He looks dangerous.' Well, he's on the streets because of mental illness. He probably had a job and a home. "
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" Probably one of the most surreal moments of my career was acting in front of Notre Dame with a mime. "
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