Gary Michael Cole Quotes

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

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• Karl Malden was quite a mentor. He taught me things he had learned from being in front of a camera so long.

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• I grew up with Apocalypse Now and Badlands, so I had a real awe thing going.

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• I think it had something to do with my love of music, especially rock music.

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• I still like to listen to the people that I came of age on.

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• A lot of actors in my age bracket look at being still standing as pretty good.

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• I am also a drummer of sorts. I’ve got an electronic set sitting in my bedroom.

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• I miss everything about Chicago, except January and February.

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• I messed around in high school, but I pretty much put it away until I did a television show in San Francisco.

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• I love going to concerts, so that whole environment is something that intrigues me anyway.

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

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• 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.

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• I just don’t eat too much. That’s never been my problem.

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• I don’t think anyone sets out to do something bad, it’s just that it’s very difficult.

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• I was initially a leading man, but only on television.

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• I will confess I did none of my own singing. I did all my own costume and makeup, though.

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• Then, at some point, you get identified with certain things.

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• If someone comes up to me, 90 percent of the time it’s about Office Space.

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• There is no handbook about how a career is going to go.

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• You can go out in a good movie and look bad as well.

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Gary Michael Cole (24)

Birth:	20th September, 1956
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor

About

Gary Michael Cole is an American television and film actor. Born in Park Ridge, Illinois and a graduate of Illinois State University, Cole began his professional acting career on stage with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1985. On television, Cole had starring roles in the series Midnight Caller, American Gothic, and Crusade. On film, Cole appeared in supporting roles in The Brady Bunch Movie, Office Space, Dodgeball, and Talladega Nights.

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