Peter Gallagher quotes:

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

By year three, you get nicer, bigger trailers.

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

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.

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

It's nice when you can tell stories that brush up against the world we live in.

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

Until you become a parent, you can't begin to discover your capacity for strength, love and fatigue.

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

If you are sure that you are about to fail, then this strange and serene calmness can come over you or the most abject fear and panic and feeling of helplessness.

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

Unless you're one of the five billionaires out there who don't have to worry about anything, every aspect of everything is stressful, no matter what your job is.

We're human, so you're never happy with what you have.

You can only be stupid when you're young.