Canadian - Actor | April 18, 1963 -
That was the only trepidation I had about 'Will & Grace.' It had nothing to do with the sexuality of the character. It was more, 'This could be the next 7 to 10 years of my life.'
Eric McCormack
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I think most actors go into the business thinking, 'I can play everything. Why can't I play a black woman? Just give me a chance.' Then you grow up and realize it's probably better that they cast an actual black woman.
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As I got older, I realized that my life experience, what I really had, was always going to be more valuable than what I pretended to have.
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I've had to take roles that on purpose were not Will-like so that someone like 'The Hollywood Reporter' would write, 'McCormack shows great range; no Will Truman here.'
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I'm an actor. I can't afford to have a type. I love to mix it up.
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I haven't had a chance to play a quiet leading man in a while.
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Particularly in television, we can stereotype ourselves. You realize that we all have a lot of voices in our head. We have angry voices, we have voices of doubt, and we have moments of strength.
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With these scripts and these writers, so much of it is done for me. Because we don't just throw words around: we make sure the audience understands.
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I find that with every script I get, I go, 'Who knew this? This is so cool!'
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Not a big sci-fi guy.
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We're definitely hoping 'Travelers' attracts more than just solely the sci-fi audience, too. There are so many elements here. I think this will be a show that women like, because there's a lot of unlikely romance in it between people who were in love 300 years from now, but they're in different bodies.
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On Netflix and other streaming services, they're taking risks that are based on 'Come with us! Come with us!' and the audience does.
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