John C. McGinley Quotes

As an actor, it's great to play a strong leader with a heart of gold.

John C. McGinley

Leadership, Strong, Heart

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A lot of things went incredibly well for 'Scrubs': from a ridiculous number of downloads on the iPods, to whenever they issue a new season on DVD it kinda sells out, and we got nominated for an Emmy. To be picked up for six years is all gravy, man.

John C. McGinley

Men, Ipods, Numbers

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I like to be in waiting rooms with people as they're auditioning, because their terror calms me.

John C. McGinley

Waiting Rooms, People, Calm

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Freedom of speech is, to all Americans, as oxygen is to the human condition. It is a right that has been irreversibly programmed into our hard drive. We are free to speak our minds. An artist's right to express him or herself as best suits their art, is the artist's prerogative and it is guaranteed.

John C. McGinley

Art, Oxygen, Mind

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The idea for actors is to make a living telling stories, so if you can do that, then you’re way ahead of the game.

John C. McGinley

Games, Ideas, Way

"John C. McGinley's ABCs". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 7, 2012.

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I would love to have a photographic memory. It would come in handy with the rants I'm given on Scrubs... often on short notice!

John C. McGinley

Memories, Short Notice, Given

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Turns out, Down syndrome is the most common genetic disorder, occurring once in every 800 births, and no one really knows why it happens. It just does.

John C. McGinley

Doe, Common, Birth

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You go to the hospital your wife's in labor and you're doing the thing, and then it's very disorienting and scary and you beat yourself up and you go through a whole period of 'woe is me' and then you realize that this a gift, this child is the light, and if you can nourish that light and just let it shine, you have an opportunity to get closer to what I think is God.

John C. McGinley

Children, Opportunity, Thinking

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The learning curve on soaps is through the roof because it's a three-camera setup. There's a master and then there's two singles. And the great thing about soaps, and soap actors will tell you, is that when you get your line wrong, they don't re-shoot it. They just cut to the person listening.

John C. McGinley

Cutting, Curves, Two

Interview with Ken P., www.ign.com. March 10, 2006.

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Dr. Cox mentors the rookie doctors with a spoonful of dirt and then a cup of sugar. I see him as an archetypal descendent of two of my favorite curmudgeonly characters: Lou Grant and Louie De Palma.

John C. McGinley

Character, Doctors, Two

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I did feel Dr. Cox, the character that I was auditioning for, was too similar to the head of the hospital. He was too arrogant and mean. I approached him kind of like I had a miniature Max sitting on my shoulder. I pictured Max saying, "This guy has got to give love every once in a while. He has to!" I knew there had to be tiny little windows of redemption.

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Character, Mean, Giving

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My son walked up to Nicole on the beach and I was throwing the ball for the dogs in the ocean... I was like, Max you get the dogs. I’ll talk to the hot blondes.

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Dog, Beach, Ocean

"Scrubs Star John C. McGinley Engaged" by Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna, people.com. August 19, 2006.

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I'm a homebody. If I'm not working I'm with my family being a dad.

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Dad, My Family, Homebodies

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If you watch 'E.T.' and say that there are holes in the story because this alien lands, then don't go to the movie! It drives me insane.

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Land, Insane, Watches

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I did an episode of 'Frasier' with my friend Kelsey Grammer once.

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Kelsey, Episodes, My Friends

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I am a father. My son's name is Max and my daughter's name is Billie Grace. Twelve years ago Max was born with Down Syndrome. His journey has been complicated by infantile seizures, sleep apnea, dietary challenges and now, puberty!

John C. McGinley

Daughter, Mother, Father

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I got my Equity card from an audition out of Backstage. We did 'Guys and Dolls' and 'Kismet.'

John C. McGinley

Guy, Dolls, Cards

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I just can't afford to get bored, because if you've been blessed with a generous imagination, which a lot of actors have, to be engaged, to be stimulated, is to liberate your imagination.

John C. McGinley

Blessed, Imagination, Bored

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I wanted to be Red Barber, Mel Allen or Howard Cosell. I loved their personalities and all of their sounds.

John C. McGinley

Personality, Sound, Red

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Groups like the NAACP, The Anti-Defamation League, NOW and GLAAD, will respond to derisive language directed at their constituents. The price paid by those who cavalierly chose to verbally disrespect the dignity of African Americans, Jews, women and homosexuals is steep.

John C. McGinley

League, African American, Disrespect

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You go see 'Timothy Green,' and tell me if it doesn't rock your world. I loved it. I loved every frame of it.

John C. McGinley

Rocks, World, Green

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With Shakespeare, if you're not going to do the iambic pentameter, do some other play.

John C. McGinley

Play, Ifs

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TV tends to look for the living equivalents of squeaky-clean Kens and Barbies, but with my dial I'm more like Ken's dirty old uncle.

John C. McGinley

Uncles, Dirty, Barbie

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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My son, Max, was born the day Princess Di died.

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Princess, Son, Max

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Learn your lines.' I want that on my gravestone.

John C. McGinley

Lines, Want, Gravestone

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Born: August 3, 1959
Occupation: Actor
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