Everett McGill
Everett McGill

On the stage, you enter into a bond with the audience, and you can sense they are moved by what you're doing. It's a sweet return.

Everett McGill
Everett McGill

'Quest' is a romantic name for journey, and I think 'fire' is a word that has stimulating connotations for all of us.

Everett McGill
Everett McGill

I know actors with promising careers who get blown out of the business, never to return.

Everett McGill
Everett McGill

I don't see many convincing heavies in movies. They don't scare me.

Everett McGill
Everett McGill

In Kansas, people are reserved, quiet, taciturn.

Everett McGill
Everett McGill

I couldn't stand the thought of not succeeding; failure was more than I could deal with.

Everett McGill
Everett McGill

I know I may never emerge as a leading man.

Everett McGill
Everett McGill

I recognize my physical limitations, but I am an actor who is able to transform himself into someone else.

Everett McGill
Everett McGill

If you lost a major actor because of a broken jaw, the project collapses.

Everett McGill
Everett McGill

Emotional sounds don't lie.

Everett McGill
Everett McGill

The director can't do your job for you. He can't get in front of the camera and perform your part.

Everett McGill
Everett McGill

You have to add something of yourself to the portrayal.

Everett McGill
Everett McGill

We need to emphasize the more positive aspects of our species.

Everett McGill
Everett McGill

I've done soap operas in New York, playing a continuing character who goes through changes and develops, but none of that has created the enduring interest that 'Twin Peaks' has.