Quotes by Frederick Weller

“[He was cast as Officer Johnny Sandowski in the 1993-94 ABC series,] Missing Persons. ... Daniel J. Travanti, from Hill Street Blues, played the captain of the department. It lasted one season. We limped along, extended six episodes at a time, but it was fun working in Chicago [the shows locale] for a year.”

“[His role of Glengarry office manager John Williamson, a sort of cobra but with less warmth, marks Wellers second Broadway success in a row directed by Joe Mantello — coming on the heels of his memorable bigoted baseball pitcher Shane Mungit in Richard Greenbergs Take Me Out .] Its a great feeling to be in a hit that has won the Tony [as Best Play], ... as it is now [Best Revival].”

“[To date, Shane Mungit remains Wellers] most interesting role. I thought Richard [Greenberg] did an amazing job of writing such a strangely sympathetic, but dangerous, narrow-minded young man. He was an amazingly complicated character. ... I just worked on the sympathetic part. To me, what made that character wonderful was his intense, emotional need. That was the main challenge.”

“quite a wild ride. It was great to be with the play as it progressed, and to see all the different flavors of audience that you got.”

“The financial security [in TV] is incredible. Im married and would like to start a family, and nothings better for that than a television show. It keeps you in one place.”