Eric McCormack

I do love the stage, and that is incredibly rewarding. ”

Show-wise, I love 'Little Shop' and 'Big River', 'Avenue Q,' and 'Spring Awakening'. ”

I'm an actor. I can't afford to have a type. I love to mix it up. ”

I love playing anyone that does stuff that I don't do. ”

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.' ”

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. ”

Back when I was in theater school, trying to figure out what I was going to do with my life, 'Sweeney Todd' was a huge touchstone for me, my favorite musical for sure. ”

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.' ”

That's the hard part of television: When you walk into the network tests, you're signing away seven years of your life. ”

But I was ready for it and I knew I could do it. I've just turned 40, I have a son and I feel more settled and driven than ever. I think my 40s will be my most prolific time. It's a very rare life you get to lead as a sitcom guy. ”