Gerald McRaney Quotes

• The stated mission at the time was simply to use the influence of the entertainment industry to do an accurate portrayal of drug and alcohol abuse. We all admit that we’re not trying to censor anybody.

  Gerald McRaney

  Topics in Influence

  Tags in Entertainment, Industry

• Again, like I said, we’re not trying to censor anyone. If you think drugs are cool, fine. Make that movie. We are not going to stop you, or try to stop you, but we would encourage other people to be a bit more responsible about their portrayal of drug usage.

  Gerald McRaney

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in People, Responsibility

• I had to think ahead. How much would I really enjoy committing five or seven years to working on this? When you’re an unemployed actor offered a TV pilot, no matter who you are you’re tempted by the good hunk of change to be made. It keeps you out of the unemployment line.

  Gerald McRaney

  Topics in Life

  Tags in Actors And Acting

• I think everybody ought to be allowed to be engaged in athletics at whatever level the audience will accept.

  Gerald McRaney

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Athletics

• If you would be just as content winning a local Golden Gloves fight as you would making a pile of money as a professional, then fine, go become a boxer. But if the whole idea is for you to get rich, my God, stay in school and learn a profession.

  Gerald McRaney

  Topics in Money

  Tags in Professional

• For the last four or five years, I had been in the position where I didn’t have to take a pilot. I took this one because the script and the people were terrific. It never frightened me. As we were doing the pilot, I could tell that it was working.

  Gerald McRaney

  Topics in Work

  Tags in Self, Position

• Dad built houses and when they were sold, he moved on to a new town, so I know a lot about my native state.

  Gerald McRaney

  Topics in Father

• In Hollywood you can’t even smoke in a bar anymore and yet in the movies they’re always showing people smoking. I don’t get it.

  Gerald McRaney

  Topics in Movies

  Tags in Hollywood

• We’re one of the forces that causes actors to fasten seat belts before they take off chasing the bad guy in the car… or removes some of the cigarette smoking on television.

  Gerald McRaney

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Actors, Smoking, Television

• What I know about Mike Tyson, I see in the boxing ring. As far as all of the gossip stuff that I hear about him, I know first hand to take that with a grain of salt.

  Gerald McRaney

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Boxer

Gerald McRaney (10)

Birth:	19th August, 1947
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor

About

Gerald Lee "Mac" McRaney was born in Collins, Mississippi, USA. He is an American television and film actor. His role in television include: Simon & Simon, Major Dad, Promised Land, Jericho, Deadwood, Undercovers, Central Park West, and House of Cards. His role in several films include: Night of Bloody Horror, A Holiday Romance, and The A-Team.

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