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" You can write your own history. "
Eric McCormack
You
History
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" I understudied Colm Feore quite a bit in '85 and '86 - 'Persephone' and 'The Boys from Syracuse,' too - and that was great, great training for me. He was and he is an amazing theatre actor. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" I saw 'Othello' with Christopher Plummer and James Earl Jones. "
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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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" Show-wise, I love 'Little Shop' and 'Big River', 'Avenue Q,' and 'Spring Awakening'. "
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" 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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" On Netflix and other streaming services, they're taking risks that are based on 'Come with us! Come with us!' and the audience does. "
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" Tom Cavanagh is fantastic. "
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" My first job was at Baskin-Robbins. I made store manager at 16. "
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First Job
" 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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Life
Feel
" 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
" We see people talking to themselves all the time. We always have. Particularly if they're homeless people or at all questionable, there's a sense of, 'That guy's crazy!' I see that now with a much more empathetic eye. "
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See
Crazy
Eye
" Each one of us fulfills a piece of a larger puzzle. "
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Us
Larger
Puzzle
" Shelter dogs should be adopted into loving homes, not used in cruel experiments. That's why I support the Cruelty Free International global dog campaign. "
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Dog
Why
Support
" That's an amazing feeling, to walk onstage, and you're not thinking about anything, you're not thinking about your lines or what you're supposed to do - your body, your brain knows, so there's freedom. There's not fear, there's not nerves. "
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Brain
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You
" 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 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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Street
Doing
Rider
" I'm still a kid. I stretched it out. "
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Still
Kid
" I haven't had a chance to play a quiet leading man in a while. "
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Quiet
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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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Who
Find
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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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Voice
Saying
" When you become a father, everything changes. "
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Changes
You
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" 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
" Not a big sci-fi guy. "
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Big
Guy
" The vote is the important thing. Just go and vote. "
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Just
Go
" Probably one of the most surreal moments of my career was acting in front of Notre Dame with a mime. "
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" I love learning language and ideas that I didn't know before and making them sound like my own. "
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Love
Learning
" The States doesn't think much about Canada, but we're attached. We're like Siamese twins. We can't do things - you can't roll over in the American bed without waking up the Canadians. It matters. "
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