Peter Gallagher Quotes

When I was a child, nobody I knew of ever became an actor or entertainer - it was just not something that seemed possible for regular people.

My eyebrows make a more profound impact on other people than they do on me. I just let `em grow.

No matter what the role, you`re trying to do the impossible - make a living in show business.

It never occurred to me that you might sing or act for a living. I was thinking about becoming a fireman or businessman like my dad.

There have been makeup artists who`ve asked if my eyebrows are real.

I love playing a dad. It`s hard to find family dramas that are genuinely funny.

Whether it`s on top of a phone booth or a $200 million soundstage, it`s about stories.

Around 5th and 6th grade I thought Dean Martin was the coolest guy in the world; he was a great singer, had his own television show and acted in movies.

I was probably 11 by the time I saw a movie.

I was about to get a degree in economics when I accepted that I`d be a lousy businessman, and if I didn`t give acting a try I`d regret it for the rest of my life.

By year three, you get nicer, bigger trailers.

When I came up, guys like Nicholson and DeNiro were held in highest regard.

I feel like I won the Lotto, as far as that show`s concerned.

I always go back to theatre. It`s probably where I`ll draw my last breath.

To stay on the map you`ve got to keep showing up.

I made my Broadway debut in the revival of Hair and followed it up with the bus and truck tour of Grease.

In an attempt to amuse my friends and family, I would do impressions of Dean Martin, singing Everybody Loves Somebody. I secretly really enjoyed singing the song.

If I have a choice between a nice, bland hero or a really interesting, detestable character, I`d rather do the detestable one. Good guys can be pretty boring. I love playing characters who celebrate the power and joy and beauty of greed. As the bad guy, you have less moral and behavioral restrictions. There`s no burden of being liked. It`s real freedom for the actor.

Two women? God, man. Well, I`m still living. So clearly I must`ve gotten away with it, when I did do it. But I don`t think it`s time to blow my cover now.

You can only be stupid when you`re young.

My family were broadminded enough to support me when I wanted to pursue a life in the theatre.

Through every moment on stage for the first time, I felt like I was finally right where I belonged.

Never underestimate a parent`s ability to mortify his child.