'Learn your lines.' I want that on my gravestone. John C. McGinley gravestonelearnline Change image and share on social
On 'Platoon' I was offered in 1984 a very tiny part that Ivan Kane would go on to play. Then the financing fell out, and the film was scuttled for two years. John C. McGinley fallfilmfinance Change image and share on social
I built a baseball field in the lower part of our property and I'm always working on that. I got a wheelbarrow, a pick and a shovel, and I started to build a baseball field during writers' strike. We have boys and girls come over and we have clinics in the spring. It's called The Strike because it's named for the writers' strike. John C. McGinley baseballboybuild share on social
With Shakespeare, if you're not going to do the iambic pentameter, do some other play. John C. McGinley iambicpentameteplay Change image and share on social
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 barbycleandial Change image and share on social
I have no issue with being a character actor. If you've been around enough that people are able to segregate you into that category, it means you're working. So that's good! John C. McGinley actorcategorycharacter Change image and share on social
I always wanted to be Gene Hackman and I always wanted to be, you know... I wanted to be one of these guys. I always wanted to be Bob Duvall. John C. McGinley bobduvallgene Change image and share on social
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 agoapneabear share on social
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 americanartartist share on social
I like to be in waiting rooms with people as they're auditioning, because their terror calms me. John C. McGinley auditioncalmpeople Change image and share on social