Mark Harmon Quotations

If other people think I’m okay looking, that’s great, but I don’t see it myself. When I look in the mirror all I see is a bunch of fake teeth and football scars.

I like this job - most days I have a chance to make breakfast and take the kids to school or to read 'em a bedtime story. It's almost like a normal life.

It's a lot easier to do good work when you have good words to say and work with good people.

Some people say it's scarier to direct the people you work with; not me, I'm a team guy.

I don't have regret about things I've done that are successful or not successful or what people perceive or don't know or whatever. I just know for me it had to be the right choice at the time. Sometimes that choice is just about getting a job.

How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up two cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point?

I think if you get asked to do this, then that's called doing your homework, and I try and do it.

I'm in the business to push it. I'm not likely to be attracted to characters I've already done.

I'm not a big 'me' guy. I'm a 'we' guy. It's the way I was raised.

I'm thankful to get the opportunity to direct. I hope I don't mess it up.

I don't care who's No. 1 on the call sheet or how big my trailer is. I care about the work. I don't care who gets the laughs. I just care that the laugh comes.

I was raised with the idea of maximum effort: as long as you could look in the mirror and say, 'I gave it everything I had,' it was OK. But if you gave it less, that would disgrace you.

'Let's Get Harry' was where I met Bob Singer and worked with him for the first time, and then 'Reasonable Doubts' was the second time, and there was a thing after that called 'Charlie Grace' that was the third time. I liked working with Bob. A nice man and a good partner.

When I was in acting classes early on, there were so many people in these classes who were doing great work, and you'd just look at them and say, 'Wow, I hope to someday be like that.' And yet these people never worked. You never saw them.

I'm just beginning to direct. For all intents and purposes, this is the first time for me

People think what you are doing is real, on a TV show.

I'm not likely to be attracted to characters I've already done. I have to be almost frightened by the possibility of taking it on. Over the years, I realise I must enjoy walking that edge; I keep doing it.

I used to hang out in my dad's workshop on weekends. Later, when I was starting out as an actor, I became a roofer and a framer to make money. But what I really enjoyed was the finished work. I like the longevity.

We're going to evaluate him on a daily basis. The earliest he could be back (for a game) would be Friday.

The only other job I've ever had where you can't wait to get there was being a carpenter. It was because you're doing something different every day.

There are people who have lived all of their lives in Garber that know a lot of people in Billings and vice versa. It was a common sense co-opt. The towns are similar.

McNeil and I are very different people. McNeil is the guy you hope does your surgery, but not the kind of guy you wanna have dinner with.

But at the same time, it is a lovely place to work. I never lose perspective. You want to talk about hard work, let's talk about working in a coal mine.

It all starts with the communities and administration. There was a lot of open-mindedness on both sides. They took the guess- work out. Both communities knew what to expect.

It couldn't have worked out any better. We have had zero problems. At small schools, we have to remind ourselves we're here for the kids. It's not just the wins and losses, but giving kids opportunity.

We have a lot more competition in practice this year. They have bonded real well. That's easy for you or me to say, but it's not always easy for kids competing for the same position. The way we have approached it is that we have five move-ins ... let's get to work.

A Douglas fir, when it dies, hosts thousands of species.

Actors who come on this show concerned about where the camera is are in trouble, because you don't know and you shouldn't think about it.

Do you have any estimates on how many people are missing from Srebrenica?

As an actor, you don't always know where a role is going, and part of the fun of playing this guy is that it changes and he continues to challenge me.

At Chicago Hope they have a technical staff - there are rehearsals separated from the rest of the show to try and make it as realistic as possible.

At Chicago Hope they have a technical staff that works real hard to make that O.R. as realistic as possible.

I tried to pick up some speech patterns from a couple of different Presidents, but other than that, I just wanted to play the role believable.

It's hard to judge people after one game. You have to be ready for more surprises the second game. I think we can hold them to an acceptable number of points. Our offense has to get going.

Dave is a great guy, a long-term employee. The bank will not lose a step.

They looked better than I thought they would after they lost their coach and as many players as they did. They still have some speed and they're big and physical up front.

I recognized this as a strong character piece, where there is always a caper.

I have to be almost frightened by the possibility of taking it on. Over the years I realize I must enjoy walking that edge, I keep doing it.

At Chicago Hope they have a technical staff that works real hard to make that O.R. as realistic as possible.

St. Elsewhere was certainly a great show

I went to Harvard High because it was a great school. That it happened to be a military school was just a part of it. I gained from the discipline there.

When I got divorced and moved into an apartment, I started keeping the TV on, just for company.

The only other job that I've ever had that provided that time in the morning, where you're going to work and you can't wait to get there, and the sun's rising, and you are moving towards something you look forward to, was getting up and doing every day, was being a carpenter.

Hang onto your sense of humor. I picture my obituary : The sexiest man alive is now dead.

In the world today , it’s easy to quit. I believe in putting up the fight.