Eric McCormack

As a television actor, there's a power you're given to use your image to do something valuable. As a parent, these messages are particularly important to me. ↗

— Eric McCormack

#given #image #important #me #messages

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. ↗

— Eric McCormack

#favorite #figure #going #huge #i

I always get a little uppity when I hear the phrase 'TV actor.' It's like saying you're a magazine reporter. I was in the theater for ten years before I ever had a TV audition. ↗

— Eric McCormack

#always #audition #before #ever #get

I had played many gay characters before, but they were finite - guest characters in TV shows or characters in plays. ↗

— Eric McCormack

#characters #finite #gay #guest #had

I never felt cool growing up. I was a bit of an outsider, but I discovered theatre very early on, which got me through. ↗

— Eric McCormack

#cool #discovered #early #felt #got

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. ↗

— Eric McCormack

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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. ↗

— Eric McCormack

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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. ↗

— Eric McCormack

#big #came #certainly #cheers #family

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. ↗

— Eric McCormack

#aids #charities #days #doing #fun

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. ↗

— Eric McCormack

#everyday #everyday life #family #frontier #full