105 Quotes by Gary Cole

I like the fact that this kind of family has been seen in a movie a million times: teenage kids, the family is a bit strained and they don’t have enough money, but in the background the guy used to be a Gene Simmons type.

Part of you wants to look over at the people watching and say, “Not bad, huh? Me and Clint Eastwood.” But you have to get past that and just be an actor.

I was a little nervous coming in mostly because my first scene was with Martin Sheen, who I’m a huge fan of.

Television is a big roulette table on so many levels. That’s all it is for actors.

Being able to fantasize for a couple of days at being a rock singer surpassed most things I’ve done on stage.

If you’re onstage and you’re improvising and nothing’s happening, people are racing for the door. But the director can go shopping later and pick up pieces and moments and insert them.

When you make a movie, it’s up to so many things and so many people.

I look at it scene-by-scene. Whether it’s a historical character or not, whatever, on the page is one thing and delving into the history or somebody is one thing, but making something work for an audience in front of a camera is another exercise and you bring whatever authenticity you can to it.

One of the most fun characters I played on a television series, which didn't last long... was a show called 'American Gothic' that Shaun Cassidy created. I would have loved to have done that show forever. That character was so funny yet demonic. It was really good writing and a really good idea. I loved all the people on the show.