John McGinley Quotes
-
[on talking to his Any Given Sunday (1999) costar, Al Pacino] When Johnny [John Cusack] and I were shooting The Jack Bull (1999) (TV) in Calgary, he told me just to go up and knock on Al`s trailer door. That`s the secret of talking to him. If no one knock...
Keywords: 1999 :: al :: and :: any :: bull :: calgary :: costar :: cusack :: door :: given :: go :: he :: him :: his :: if :: in :: jack :: john :: johnny :: just :: knock :: knocks :: me :: no :: of :: on :: one :: pacino :: secret :: shooting :: sunday :: talking :: that :: the :: to :: told :: trailer :: tv :: up :: were :: whenSource: imdb.com -
I did Highlander II: The Quickening (1991), with Sean Connery and Christopher Lambert down in Buenos Aires, and I stunk. I was infatuated with Orson Welles` filmography at the time, so I wanted to see if I could make my voice as low as his, and I succeede...
Keywords: 1991 :: aires :: and :: as :: at :: buenos :: christopher :: connery :: could :: did :: down :: filmography :: highlander :: his :: if :: ii :: in :: infatuated :: lambert :: low :: make :: my :: nothing :: orson :: quickening :: sean :: see :: so :: stunk :: succeeded :: the :: time :: to :: voice :: wanted :: was :: welles :: withSource: imdb.com
-
The ["Scrubs" (2001)] pilot script`s notes described the character as a John C. McGinley-type. Now, I don`t know what that type is, but I said, "Well, you`ve got him." I still had to audition five times for the network.
-
[on how he memorizes his lines and prepares for his roles] I go downstairs and don`t come up from there until I get that stuff hammered in my skull, until I can do it water skiing or jumping out of a plane. It`s all about the text, flushing it out, to exc...
Keywords: about :: all :: and :: can :: come :: do :: don :: downstairs :: excavate :: flushing :: for :: from :: get :: go :: hammered :: he :: his :: how :: in :: it :: jumping :: lines :: memorizes :: my :: of :: on :: or :: out :: plane :: prepares :: roles :: skiing :: skull :: stuff :: text :: that :: the :: there :: to :: until :: up :: waterSource: imdb.com
-
[on why he feels he never landed a role as a TV series regular until "Scrubs" (2001)] With my dorky head, I guess I just wasn`t handsome enough. I`d do the audition but never hear back. TV tends to look for the living equivalents of squeaky-clean Kens and...
Keywords: 2001 :: and :: as :: audition :: back :: barbies :: but :: clean :: do :: dorky :: enough :: equivalents :: feels :: for :: guess :: handsome :: he :: head :: hear :: just :: kens :: landed :: living :: look :: my :: never :: of :: on :: regular :: role :: scrubs :: series :: squeaky :: tends :: the :: to :: tv :: until :: wasn :: why :: withSource: imdb.com
| Name | John McGinley |
| Age | 49 |
| Height | 6' 2" (188 cm) |
| Date of Birth | August 23, 1959 |
| Birthplace | New York, New York |
| Star Sign | Leo |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Category | American Actor |
