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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: Abuse Accurate Admit Alcohol Anybody Censor Entertainment Entertainment Industry Industry Influence Mission Simply Stated Time Trying Use

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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: About Built Dad He Houses Know Lot Moved Moved On Native New Sold State Town Were

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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: Actor Change Committing Enjoy Five Good Had How How Much Hunk Keeps Line Made Matter Much Offered Out Pilot Really Seven Tempted Think Tv Unemployed Unemployment Who Working Would Years You Ahead

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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: Because Been Could Doing Five Four Frightened Had Last Me Never People Pilot Position Script Take Tell Terrific Took Were Where Working Years

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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: Actor Bad Bad Guy Before Belts Car Causes Chasing Cigarette Fasten Forces Guy Off Seat Smoking Some Take Television

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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: Always Anymore Bar Even Get Hollywood Movies People Showing Smoke Smoking You

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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: About Again Anyone Bit Censor Cool Encourage Fine Going Like Make More Movie Other People Responsible Said Stop Think Try Trying Usage Would You

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

~Gerald Mcraney

Topics: Accept Allowed Athletics Audience Engaged Everybody Level Ought Think Whatever Will I Think

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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: About As Far As Boxing Far First Gossip Grain Hand Hear Him Know Mike Mike Tyson Ring Salt See Stuff Take Tyson I See

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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: Become Boxer Content Fight Fine Get Gloves Go God Golden Idea Just Learn Local Making Money Pile Profession Professional Rich School Stay Then Whole Winning Would You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: August 19th, 1947

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