EVERETT MCGILL

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

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.

In Kansas, people are reserved, quiet, taciturn.

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

Emotional sounds don't lie.

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

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.

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

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

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

In Kansas, people are reserved, quiet, taciturn.

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.

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

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

You have to add something of yourself to the portrayal.

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

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

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

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.

Emotional sounds don't lie.

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

I know I may never emerge as a leading man.

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

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