Peter Gallagher Quotes (30 Quotes)

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.

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.

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

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.

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

When I was at Dartmouth, we recruited nationally. Here, when we recruit, we're home at night.

Some of the best high school football in the country is played right here,

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

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.

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

Maybe six blocks from where we live there is untold wealth. If your constituency is financially challenged, you're going to have to go elsewhere.

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

The first time I sang in public, it was really a result of my music teacher's attempt to humiliate me in class because I was doing something wrong,

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

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

I don't want the kids to have to get on a bus and travel to Burlington to get to camp like I did,

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

A common document standard is an event I think is inevitably going to happen, ... It's good for everyone we need some more liberal states.

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

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

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

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

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

You can only be stupid when you're young.

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

I had no idea I listened to Memphis soul as a kid,

By year three, you get nicer, bigger trailers.

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.

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.

It was exactly the same injury. I thought of it right away,