Eric McCormack Quotes

I gave up my base in popular culture when I left the Tonight Show.

It never crossed my mind that one day I'm gonna be big and famous and have my own TV show, you know?

Boy, does that give you street cred for years after, if you tell people you were on 'The Larry Sanders Show!'

I know I'm on a small cable reality show. I'm realistic where I stand in the scheme of things.

I was fanatically ambitious. All I ever wanted was to be a star. I didn't want to be a singer. I didn't want to be an actress. I wanted to be a star.

I've been doing a late-night talk show out here in New Mexico now, 'The After After Party.' We're going to finalize a deal to be in 50 million homes. How blessed can I be, man?

When you win a Grammy, it links a certain prestige and importance to you, you know? People want to talk to you.

In show business, you had levels. I was at the top of the TV end of it.

I know that everyone wants to know about 'Downton Abbey,' but the truth is that it was only a few days out of my life. Still, you play a distinctive part on a hit series, and everyone suddenly knows who you are. Isn't it crazy how this business works?

I get recognised a fair bit. It goes up when 'Peep Show' or the sketch show is on the telly or when we're doing loads of interviews.

I'm not chasing reality shows. Viewers want to see me and producers want me on their shows.

I'd gone from being a normal HR worker from Hull to being recognised in the street, being on TV. As much as it was exciting, thrilling, and a big, huge adrenaline rush.

Oh, it is quite possible that none of us in 'Downton' will ever again get the ratings this has had. But from a career point of view, it has opened so many doors.

I don't crave fame. I mean, it's nice to be recognized. It is useful.

Being on TV is kind of the best job in the world.

It's been real weird. It wasn't how I expected my life to turn out. Especially, mainly pertaining to the show. It never crossed my mind that one day I'm gonna be big and famous and have my own TV show, you know?

I prefer theatre but TV keeps you well known.

Now, there is no business like show business, and there is no publicity like word of mouth. What is word of mouth, you may ask? Well, word of mouth is gold to Hollywood bigwigs, and it equates to box office bonanzas and hit TV shows.

You get to that age where you're watching a lot of television, and who doesn't want to be on television?

If you just want to be a star, go away.

Look at Jane Lynch, another Chicagoan. She has a career I'd kill for. She does amazing work; she's famous enough to have some power, but not so famous she has to deal with people buzzing around her life.

You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.

We were on the cover of Women's Wear Daily, which was hardly rock 'n' roll, but it pleased me.

I try not to focus on fame; I don't even really know what it means exactly because it's so fleeting.

I was 25 and the most popular celebrity in the world, with the possible exception of my friend Mary Pickford.