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William Devane
American
Actor
Born:
Sep 5
,
1940
About
Actor
Age
Me
Time
You
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If you watch Cheers, in 12 years they didn't age a day.
William Devane
Day
You
Age
Cheers
Years
Watch
It worked well because Don Murray didn't want to be on Knots anymore.
William Devane
Knots
Well
Because
Want
Anymore
Worked
It would have been nice for Greg to eventually grow into a mature relationship with Laura. He was moving toward that already but then took a turn into the juvenile with Paige.
William Devane
Relationship
Nice
Took
Would
Laura
He
Toward
Been
Mature
Moving
Turn
Juvenile
Then
Grow
Eventually
The same issue is happening on a show like Everybody Loves Raymond now, which is in its eighth year and struggling to come up with good stories. It'll be interesting to see how they do. The bottom line is, it starts with the writers and ends with the writers.
William Devane
Good
Year
Starts
Everybody
See
Good Stories
Struggling
Writers
Bottom
Bottom Line
Raymond
Come
Like
How
Issue
Line
Up
Same
Ends
Eighth
Stories
Happening
Which
Loves
Interesting
Show
Now
There's a certain possessiveness of writers sometimes.
William Devane
Sometimes
Writers
Certain
Writers are not always right however, but then again, I've been on shows where the actors have complete control and change everything and it's terrible.
William Devane
Change
Control
Complete
Everything
Writers
Terrible
Always
However
Been
Where
Again
Then
Shows
Actor
Right
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
Time
Country
Half
Farm
Live
Slippers
Out
Guys
Half The Time
Sort
Houses
Around
Lot
Place
Packing
Farmers
Desert
Pajamas
Thing
I like working fast, but I got to the age where the real difference between television and the movies is, I'm not smart enough to be in the movies. It's a very political world. In all modesty, I can say that I'm a much better actor, but that doesn't matter.
William Devane
Age
World
Better
Smart
Political
Matter
Enough
Say
Television
Better Actor
Between
Like
Got
Real
Real Difference
Very
Political World
Difference
Where
Movies
Modesty
Much
Working
Actor
Fast
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
You
Old
Half
Mountains
Young
Older
Too
Horses
Couple
Because
How
Am
Real
Still
Up
Trustworthy
Get
Anymore
Polo
Them
Teaching
Play
Dozen
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
Time
Me
Together
People
Opportunities
Creation
Nowadays
Gave
Though
Characters
Totally
David
He
Put
Sharing
Over
Years
Greatly
Frowned
Story
Show
Many
Credit
Enjoyable
At one time, whenever the hell it was, they wanted a character to come in and stir up the pot. They brought me in for 8-10 episodes and said we'll try it for that.
William Devane
Time
Character
Me
Try
Hell
One Time
Brought
Pot
Come
Said
Stir
Up
Whenever
Wanted
Episodes
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
Work
Others
Destroying
Eastwood
Someone
Faces
Like
Beautifully
Practically
Clint
Clint Eastwood
Burt Reynolds
Aging
Amount
David was the kind of guy who was totally supportive of the actors and instructed the writing staff to trust the actor's instincts, since after all, it's the actors playing the character.
William Devane
Character
Trust
Writing
Kind
Totally
Guy
David
Instincts
Since
Supportive
Instructed
Staff
After
Who
Actor
Playing
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
Character
Age
Find
Week
Like
Trying
Sustain
After
Series
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