Eric McCormack
Eric McCormack
Eric James McCormackis a Canadian-American actor, musician, and writer. Born in Toronto, he began his acting career performing in high school plays. He left Ryerson University in 1985 to accept a position with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where he spent five years performing in numerous play productions...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth18 April 1963
CityToronto, Canada
CountryCanada
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The number of people in the Midwest that now watch a show with two gay characters, I think, is remarkable." ()
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Some television critics don't like us anymore, ... Well, maybe you don't, but our peers do!" ()
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Some television critics don't like us anymore," ()
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I think we may see a lot of the old characters come back." ()
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I've earned it. The character's earned it. The show's earned it." ()
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Every week we have 300 people who line up to see us live. Part of the kick of a sitcom is it is in front of an audience. It is just a small audience every week. This time the audience will be America. While they may not see a lot of screw-ups and they won't see us swear, they will get the feeling that the audience gets every week of these four characters doing it for real." ()
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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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I think we're in denial a little bit." ()
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Mostly, I think, it's actually really joyful, ... It was a decision that we made, and we made it together. And so we're going into this thing knowing that we're not going to overstay our welcome and we're going to take it out in a big way." ()
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Television fame makes people say, ' That's who that guy is. That's the way he is,' ... Now I have to say, 'Look, I'm lots of other guys, too.'" ()
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First of all, nobody wants to see sitcom characters have sex. I didn't even want to see the Sex and the City girls have sex. This is not why I watch a comedy." ()
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The four of us wanted to make sure that the show went out properly, with a bang and not a whimper. If you stay around one year too long, that's obviously what happens. We just wanted to protect these characters and protect the legacy." ()
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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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When I read the script for Will & Grace in 1998, I knew I was the only guy for the part.