Mccormack Quotes & Sayings

You won't believe what our kids are eating in the public schools. It's just nuts. — Mary McCormack

Character is destiny. For the cronic do-gooder, the happy-go-lucky sociopath, the dysfunctional family, under the gun everyone diverts to who they are. We may hunger to map out a new course, but for most of us, the lines have been drawn since we were 5. — Mary McCormack

My most romantic job: I was a manager at Baskin-Robbins. — Eric McCormack

For the nerd in me, I prefer full quality digital files as they give a truer representation of the source mix, the studio in fact. From these files I can quite often tell what kind of set up made the tracks. For the music lover in me, vinyl is more woosey, richer, more alive, more real, more imperfect and somehow becoming more like life itself. But I don't prefer it per se. The mastering engineer in me always loves to hear it as it was made. — Chris McCormack

If I didn't work on the assumption that people were mostly telling me the truth, I think I'd go mad ... And I'd rather be mistaken about others than mistrustful of them. — Una McCormack

My wife is a real camper; it's a nice way to bond. — Eric McCormack

All monsters are queers. Who is able to bring the dead back to life? God and the Devil. The Devil makes dead men into monsters: immortal, immoral - and queer. — Derek McCormack

some things are so awful, you can't look them square in the face and some things make no sense no matter what angle you look at them from. and of course they happen in other people's lives, never in your own. — Mike McCormack

I am convinced that most companies don't maximize their barter possibilities. Instead of aggressively reducing costs by trading their services with those of their suppliers, they seem content to pay top dollar for everything. — Mark McCormack

Every discussion in a meeting has a diminishing curve of interest. The longer the discussion goes on, the fewer people will be interested in it. — Mark McCormack

a county with a unique history of people starving and mortifying themselves for higher causes and principles, a political reflex that has twitched steadily down the years and seems rooted in some aggravated sense of sinfulness because, like no other county it is blistered with shrines and grottoes and prayer houses and hermitages just as it is crossed with pilgrim paths and penitential ways — Mike McCormack

If Thomas Edison had gone to business school, we would all be reading by larger candles. — Mark McCormack

Today, if someone showed me a five-year plan, I'd toss out the pages detailing Years Three, Four and Five as pure fantasy Anyone who thinks he or she can evaluate business conditions five years from now, flunks. — Mark McCormack

Concentrate on each task, whether trivial or crucial, as if it's the only thing that matters. — Mark McCormack

Sunday evenings often feel like the weekend is over before it's even begun. — Catherine McCormack

The events with Henry III happened, obviously the way it happened, liberties were taken. — Catherine McCormack

Anger can be an effective negotiating tool, but only as a calculated act, never as a reaction. — Mark McCormack

Tell me what this means," Dax said. "I'm a busy woman with a ship to run and a crisis to handle and I've surrounded myself with smart, dedicated people for the sole purpose of interpreting unintelligible squiggles for me. — Una McCormack

Life changed you, and the people you thought you could not stand suddenly made sense to you. — Una McCormack

What's it like to kiss Mel Gibson? — Catherine McCormack

The Prime Directive is a nice ideal, but have you noticed it never works in practice? — Una McCormack

I live again the days and evenings of my long career. I dream at night of operas and concerts in which I have had my share of success. Now like the old Irish minstrel, I have hung up my harp because my songs are all sung. — John McCormack

Commit yourself to quality from day one ... it's better to do nothing at all than to do something badly. — Mark McCormack

I get a lot of satisfaction from crafting and shaping mixes. I love finding the right balance, the right dynamic. It's an emotional interaction with the music. — Chris McCormack

Actors are accustomed to doing exactly what the director or writer requests us to do, and rarely get involved in that part of the process. — Catherine McCormack

There are five top superstars in golf, 20 great stars, and 30 good ones. The rest should go and get jobs. — Mark McCormack

An author needs a lot more than one person to succumb to his literary seductive charms, but, like Saul, he must realize that he doesn't have to
and indeed cannot
capture the hearts of every possible reader out there. No matter who the writer, his ideal intended audience is only a small faction of all the living readers. Name the most widely read authors you can think of
from Shakespeare, Austen, and Dickens to Robert Waller, Stephen King, and J.K. Rowling
and the immense majority of book-buyers out there actively decline to read them. — Thomas McCormack

I'm so glad this is the last day of these thing, I get so tired of listening to my own voice. — Catherine McCormack

I believe that true art is universal in its appeal. — John McCormack

People don't plan to fail. They fail to plan. — Mark McCormack

Be brave. Be bold. Don't wait for change. Seize your own life and make it. — Una McCormack

Most people, if you live in a big city, you see some form of schizophrenia every day, and it's always in the form of someone homeless. 'Look at that guy - he's crazy. He looks dangerous.' Well, he's on the streets because of mental illness. He probably had a job and a home. — Eric McCormack

what I found difficult was the mixture of finger pointing and sanctimony in the whole piece, your righteous standpoint over the material, I wasn't so sure about that — Mike McCormack

you have to have faith, Dad, that's what we Mayo people do, we journey in hope, true believers — Mike McCormack

What no tourist bumf will tell you is that this inlet is suffused with an atmosphere of ineffable sadness. Partly a trick of the light and climatic factors, partly also the lingering residue of an historical tragedy which still resonates through rock and water down seven generations of fretful commemorative attempts and dissonant historical hermeneutics. Now think of grey shading towards gunmetal across an achromatic spectrum; think also of turbid cumulus clouds pouring down five centimeters of rainfall above the national average and you have some idea of the light reflected within the walls of this inlet. This is the type of light which lends itself to vitamin D deficiency, baseline serotonin levels, spluttering neurotransmitters and mild but by no means notional depression. It is the type of light wherein ghosts go their rounds at all hours of the day. — Mike McCormack

There are always two sides to a story. — Una McCormack

If you're a caretaker, who are you when there's no one else to take care of? — Mary McCormack

We didn't, with 'Will & Grace,' set out to change the gay world. We just set out to be funny. — Eric McCormack

If you're doing an hour-long show, you're working movie hours, doing a 12-15-hour day. We work three or four hours a day, and get every third or fourth week off to give the writers time to write. It's the cushiest job in Hollywood. — Eric McCormack

You don't play triathlon. You play soccer; it's fun. You play baseball. Triathlon is work that you can leave you crumpled in a heap, puking on the roadside. It's the physical brutality of climbing Mount Everest without the great view from the top of the world. What kind of person keeps coming back for more of that? — Chris McCormack

Britain is producing some of the worst films in the world. Our film industry is desperate to be part of America, and we just churn out flaccid imitations of bad films over there. — Catherine McCormack

I've told you before I'm not guilty of anything; I'm just guilty, that's all. — Mike McCormack

One doesn't commit evil actions in the belief that one is acting wrongly. What allows one to commit such acts is the belief that it will contribute to a greater good. — Una McCormack

Midwest Radio would like to extend their sympathies to the families and loved ones of the dead — Mike McCormack

Talk less-you will automatically learn more, hear more, see more-and make fewer blunders. — Mark McCormack

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

I happen to have worked with male directors who don't understand women at all. Not at all. I'm flabbergasted by their ignorance. — Catherine McCormack

I eat anything, especially sweets. Chocolate, cookies, and I love mint-chip ice cream. — Mary McCormack

In my entire career? I am so sick of being asked, What's it like to kiss Mel Gibson? — Catherine McCormack

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

The great thing about having spent all this time on film sets is that I've been able to watch directors and how they work. I now know that this is what I want to do as well: to tell stories visually. But it's definitely my vision that I want to put across, nobody else's. — Catherine McCormack

When I read the script for Will & Grace in 1998, I knew I was the only guy for the part. — Eric McCormack

Round numbers beg to be negotiated, usually by counteroffer round numbers. Odd numbers sound harder, firmer, less negotiable. — Mark McCormack

I love playing anyone that does stuff that I don't do. The fun of playing an assassin is that I've never killed anybody. The fun of playing a brilliant musician is that I don't actually play any instruments. — Eric McCormack

I'm torn about late parenting. I believe people should spend their twenties living and having fun and not having any regrets later. I also think people in their thirties generally make better parents but so many of my friends are having trouble - myself included - as fathers get older. — Eric McCormack

I have accomplished a lot, but it didn't happen overnight for me. I was 35 when I got the show, and had been working professionally for 15 years. It would be a lot weirder if I were in my early 20s and stumbled into it. — Eric McCormack

If you aren't afraid to fail, then you probably don't care enough about success. — Mark McCormack

I have so many themes I want to explore, so many questions I'd like to raise and develop, and hopefully, I'll get to do just that. — Catherine 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

There wasn't an episode of 'Will & Grace' that didn't begin with my voice saying, 'Will & Grace' is taped before a live studio audience. — Eric McCormack

I like playing a character every day. I like having something to go back to. I always enjoyed that with 'Will & Grace.' I like the camaraderie. I like having a crew that I know and I can work with every day. — Eric McCormack

Nelson McCormack on 'Killing Kennedy' was really terrific because I wrote the script, and he had some terrific ideas. We went over the script together, and I was with him on set. So it was a collaborative effort. — Kelly Masterson

telling us that the death has occurred
in the family home
or after a long illness
or after a short illness
or suddenly
or in England
or peacefully at their home in
all the innumerable ways and places in which anyone can die — Mike McCormack

When the pain comes, you know what I do? I smile. — Chris McCormack

We know they are doing their job in committee, that they are brilliant men, smart men, and that they are on the job all the time. We're just human beings down here-all different. We take all these things into consideration. You can't help it. — John William McCormack

I listen to Radio 4 and put the iPod on shuffle. I like the randomness of, say, the Stones, then something from Nina Simone, Nick Drake or Bob Dylan. — Catherine McCormack

Five years is a long time to play one part. — Mary McCormack

I think I was very lucky that I didn't get well-known until my early thirties. If it had happened when I was younger, you might have seen me falling out of nightclubs. I think I conducted myself as a much better human being because I was already married when all that came along (I got married five months after I got the role as Will). — Eric McCormack

It's funny, I listen to friends who talk about back when they were 14, eight, 16, whatever, as if it was yesterday. Me, I've no idea what I did. It's all a blur, I'm afraid. — Catherine McCormack

Really, I'm just a simple girl from Jersey. — Mary McCormack

Readers tend to tolerate such "accidents" ... when they get the characters into trouble but they're less accepting when the author uses them to rescue people. The "deus ex machina" ... in one stroke it renders meaningless all the efforts of the cast. — Thomas McCormack

There's nothing more fun than acting on stage with a live audience and that immediate feedback. — Mary McCormack

They work in secrecy. I can't get any information. You can't find out anything until they get out to the floor. And it's hard to lick em at that stage. They're a closed corporation. When they stick together, you can't lick em on the floor. — John William McCormack

I mean one of the weird things about TV and one of the things that some actors don't like but I kind of dig is that you never know where you're headed, I mean you never know what the writer might think of next. — Mary McCormack

a gradual leaking away of all conviction — Mike McCormack

I'm from durable stock. I'm made to work. I'm Irish. — Mary McCormack

Left to my own devices I'd get up at midday every day of my life. — Catherine McCormack

I can't sit around doing nothing. If I'm not working, I have a habit of becoming rather insular. — Catherine McCormack

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

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

Eric McCormack is directing talent waiting to happen. — Ron Livingston

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

Will isn't a screaming queen - that's Jack's part. They needed someone to play the part for America. It's just not the same as Britain. To have a gay character as a lead is risky. — Eric McCormack

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

Being a laborer with one hand is about as useful as being a sperm donor with one nut. — Devon McCormack

Fear of failure is at least as common as the desire for success. In fact, if harnessed properly, it can be the energy that drives the wheel. — Mark McCormack

I've done an informal, anecdotal survey about marriage, and I've found no evidence that it brings happiness. — Mary McCormack

Growing up, my father was a financial analyst for an oil company. He was just a regular dad. And when I would say, 'Hey, come see my play,' he'd say, 'Sure.' He'd see one, 'Oh, good play' - you know, very typical dad reaction. — Eric McCormack

Occasionally I go shopping for clothes, but I find the whole thing a real chore. — Catherine McCormack

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

life's hard enough without adding stupid to it — Teresa McCormack

No true friendship takes account of credit and debt. It gives freely, without thought of compensation or reward. — Una McCormack

Honestly I'm glad. Cases where stupid people do stupid things are really more my forte. Like this guy." He picked up a folder from the mess on his desk. "He updated his Facebook account from inside a house he was robbing. Classic Cliff McCormack material. I'll leave the murderers to someone who knows what he's doing. — Rob Thomas

People retire to do what I do every day. — Mark McCormack

Short-term can be terminal. — Mark McCormack

Witness protection just makes for exciting stories and it's a really rich sort of place to grab stories from ... people starting over completely, saying goodbye to their lives before ... it never ends in terms of story opportunities. — Mary McCormack

Fact One: Races are won or lost in key moments. Fact Two: Success in the sport is, above all else, about enduring suffering. — Chris McCormack

What's important is a great set of objective ears, years of experience and a great room with a true sound. Look at this way: If the equipment in a studio is a high performance car, and the mastering engineer is the driver, putting the car on ice and trying to achieve a good lap time is like trying to master music in a bad room, all the equipment in the world wont help you connect with the music and let you hear what's really happening. The room is the environment in which the mix performs to its potential, as the road is to the car. It's hugely important. — Chris McCormack

All things being equal, people will do business with a friend; all things being unequal, people will still do business with a friend. — Mark McCormack

Most women get pregnant and even though it's a challenge physically and uncomfortable, they generally wanted to be pregnant. — Mary McCormack