20+ William Devane Quotes On Education, Government And Dallas

William Devane is an American film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Marathon Man and The Missiles of October, as well as his Emmy-nominated role as Greg Sumner on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing. He is also known for his role as James Heller on the Fox series 24. Following is our collection on famous quotes by William Devane on education, leadership, government.

Even though shows like NYPD Blue are soaps in my opinion, but they're individualized to an extent that you can still follow what's going on if you miss a week. — William Devane

Ultimately the Emmys are a popularity contest. — William Devane

Networks don't want a show with a continuing story. There's no backend potential. — William Devane

A show like Knots or any other show that can be called a soap opera does terribly in syndication because if you're a viewer and you miss a week you don't know what's going on. — William Devane

And I have to credit David Jacobs with the opportunities he gave me. He was totally into sharing the creation of characters. David put together a show that told the story of people over many years' time and that was greatly enjoyable. Though nowadays that is frowned upon. — William Devane

The business is built on slowing or even stopping the aging process. — William Devane

If you watch Cheers, in 12 years they didn't age a day. — William Devane

I don't play polo anymore because I am too old. But we still have a half a dozen horses - a couple of young horses we are teaching how to play polo and older horses that are real trustworthy when you get them up in the mountains. — William Devane

When you go to a movie, it's about what's not being said. I tried to bring that to Greg Sumner. It was always about what's not being said. — William Devane

There's a certain possessiveness of writers sometimes. — William Devane

I try to watch only real things, which basically amounts to C-Span for me. I like real people in real situations. I learn from that. — William Devane

The West Wing seems to be feeding the myth about how presidential politics are. — William Devane

Clint Eastwood is aging beautifully. But someone like Burt Reynolds and others are practically destroying their faces in the amount of work they have. — William Devane

What I would have liked to do on that show was play a secretary of state who has huge personal business interests throughout the world. That, to me, seems to be more in synch with reality. — William Devane

It worked well because Don Murray didn't want to be on Knots anymore. — William Devane

I'm an Irish-American, and I grew up in an Irish-American neighborhood. — William Devane

I live out in the desert, in farm country. I'm around a lot of farmers, guys with packing houses, that sort of thing. Half the time, these guys are in their pajamas or in their slippers. It's their place. — William Devane

Joey, my older brother, had his own TV show in the '50s, along with Cathy Callahan. — William Devane

I would fix other people's lines if they asked me on occasion. The hard part of writing is the architecture of it, getting the story and structuring it. Not the tweaking of lines. — William Devane

I'm trying to find a character that's my age and I can sustain week after week. I'd like to do a series. — William Devane

Life Lessons by William Devane

1. William Devane is a great example of hard work and dedication leading to success, as he has been in the entertainment industry for over 50 years.
2. He has also shown that it is possible to have a successful career in Hollywood without compromising your values.
3. Devane also demonstrates that it is possible to have a long and successful career in the entertainment industry if you are willing to put in the effort and dedication to make it happen.