I learned to play guitar at a young age and converted poems and stuff that I had written to songs. Gregory Harrison More Quotes by Gregory Harrison More Quotes From Gregory Harrison So I got interested in singing and I have always used my voice. Not professionally as much, but around the living room, the campfire, that kind of thing. Gregory Harrison singing voice rooms What I ended up doing was becoming an actor who didn't mind doing other people's words. Gregory Harrison actors mind people Then when I got to Hollywood, the first musical I did was Festival in 1977. Gregory Harrison festivals hollywood musical I love to sing and I do think that my strength as a singer is... I think I have a voice that is certainly sufficient under most any circumstances... but I think my strength is that I really am an actor and I really do have to own what I am saying. Gregory Harrison voice actors thinking Actually I have been singing since I was a kid. Gregory Harrison has-beens singing kids I have to own something before I can say it, and I have to own it before I can sing it as well, emotionally. I only enjoy acting and singing if I am believing what I am doing. Gregory Harrison singing sight believe But we were doing plays and movies which I had nothing to do with other than being a producer, and I don't have that kind of interest or time any more. Gregory Harrison producers kind play Suddenly Star Wars came out while we were on hiatus, and we looked like the old Buck Rogers series, where they had cigarette smoke blowing out the back of the rocket ship. Gregory Harrison cigarette-smoke stars war But I always held my music up and protected it from compromise. So I just do it for my friends. I've written hundreds of songs, and I'm sure I have a few albums worth of songs. Gregory Harrison albums compromise song Honestly, when I got to Hollywood I was trying to sell my songs. Gregory Harrison hollywood song trying I have four kids; three girls and a boy. The oldest girl is 13, and has her own social life now, so there's a bit of begrudging cooperation there. It's tough. Gregory Harrison girl boys kids I have to be very careful about how often I drag my family to places. They need some stability in their lives. Gregory Harrison drag my-family needs I directed an episode of Touched by an Angel a couple of months ago, and I will be doing more of that. I just like to keep a bit of variety going; it keeps things interesting. Gregory Harrison couple angel interesting I had done a lot of plays, particularly at my own theater in LA, and it was the first time in my theatrical life where I didn't feel that my role was also to keep everybody else working hard. Gregory Harrison roles play work I got a series with the WB next year. We start shooting in July. It's going to be called Safe Harbor, and it's an hour show. It's a Spelling show and will follow 7th Heaven. Gregory Harrison july heaven years And that's the mistake that was made with Steel Pier. Roger was caught between a rock and hard place. It would have cost a couple of million dollars more to take it to Boston or someplace first. So we opened about a month too early. Gregory Harrison rock place hard mistake 7th Heaven is quite a hit for them now, and they are hoping to appeal to a very similar audience with our show; skewed slightly older I guess, since it's a 9:00 to 10:00 show. Gregory Harrison show now audience heaven Brian and I got cast out of that show into Trapper John, M. D. Gregory Harrison cast show got out I have kept a part of Catalina Productions going, through which I develop a few projects just for me. Gregory Harrison going through just me But I can't wait to watch the Tonys this Sunday. I'm really glad Broadway is doing so well this year, especially with its straight plays. It's been a wonderful year. Gregory Harrison wait doing year sunday
