'The OC' Cast Says Goodbye

Following are some quotes from The O.C. cast about the series finale. Quotes from Peter Gallagher:

“I think it will be remembered for a really vibrant first season that captured a lot of imaginations around the world and gave families a chance to watch a show together -- mothers and fathers and kids -- that they could both enjoy and the show found at least briefly a happy marriage, between comedy and drama.”

“I guess my favorite moment was the day I read the pilot script. That was very exciting. And I certainly loved singing in the second season. And you know, frankly, I have had so many good days on this show; I loved going to work; I love the cast; I love this crew; I love our directors and every day on this set sure beats working in a coal mine.

Quotes from Rachel Bilson:

“…it sort of feels like the last episode because there is all this emotion behind it and knowing you are going to be parting ways from all these people you worked with so long, so it’s bittersweet.”

“This experience has definitely changed me because it has really been a great experience work-wise and acting-wise – just being able to be in front of the camera, getting comfortable with the camera. Basically growing up on the show with these people…”

“Favorite moment or scene: I like when I get to do things that really are embarrassing for me because it’s fun to make fun of yourself. I like the episode last year where at prom I got really drunk and fell off the stage and it was my first time doing a stunt, so I like to brag and tell people that I can do stunts because I got to fall off the stage, even though it was like a foot. The stunt girl did the fall… but I did a little of that. But that was just a fun episode -- there were just so many.”

“Oh, the Spider-Man kiss of course… the Spider-Man kiss was so cool. I remember reading it when Josh wrote that script; it was really clever and it was really fun to replay that kiss. Adam, I think, threw up in his mouth a little bit so the kiss wasn’t pleasant but other than that it was a really cool scene. It was upside-down.”

Quotes from Benjamin McKenzie:

“It’s a bit surreal, everyone is here, though, so that’s nice. Pretty much all the principal cast is on set today. It’s a bit bizarre but it’s fun.”

“I’ll probably miss working with everyone. From the crew, to the actors, that will probably be the thing that I miss the most. It’s a very good group of people and we work well together. It’ll be a shame to have to move on. But life goes on. I have a feeling I will run into almost everyone at some point later.”

“The first day of the pilot was kind of nutty. I showed up in the Valley and we were shooting Ryan at his old house with his mom. I think McG stopped by for like two seconds… ‘You’re going to be great, you’re going to be great’ and then ran away. It was cool. I think it was just me and Doug and I think Peter maybe worked a little with Doug Liman the director. And then Peter was in a couple scenes… it was pretty heavy stuff. It was kind of crazy. It was either sink or swim time; so thankfully it has worked out.”

“First day, yeah…. I had done a guest star or co-star a couple times so I was pretty green. Certainly it was my first time heading up a show. It was fun, though.”

Quotes from Adam Brody:

“It feels good, it feels really good. There is one more day left, today and tomorrow. There is a lot of work behind us.”

“Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed it. If you are upset, don’t worry, there are DVDs.”

“Well, I think all of us have grown up a bit in certain ways. …I think when the show took off early on there were a lot of adjustments for everyone; everyone came out of their lives well and everyone is doing well, which is good…”

Quotes from Melinda Clarke:

“It’s a little bittersweet, a little sad, but I think we are all happy with the way it is ending. The audience will be very satisfied with the storyline they won’t feel there is anything left to question. I think it is a wonderful way to end, to be dedicated to the fans and their loyalty to us. It feels good in that way and also at the same time I think we are looking forward to seeing what comes next for everyone. The show really put a lot of the actors on the map. So it’s bittersweet in that way.”

“There are so many. As an audience member when Sandy and Seth had a sex talk, I just thought it was clever and those guys are just so talented, and as an audience member I loved to watch that scene.

“It definitely great being such a part of pop culture on a very beloved show by many… this show has been a very surreal experience because I grew up in Orange County. It definitely made me reminisce about my high school years and I never thought that this show reflected anything that I experienced. But the more it went on, I realized there are very similar stories that either I experienced or that I knew about.

“I think that Josh really got the show. He got Orange County. Of course it’s interesting to be a part of the show that puts Orange County on the map, because believe me, when I was traveling in Europe when I was 17, no one knew where Orange County was. So it is fascinating that this show has put it on the map. So it’s pretty cool.”

“We do what we do because we are social creatures and it’s a collaborative process and we don’t work in cubicles behind computers. We do this to create something and it’s amazing that it ever gets done. There are hundreds of people that get involved and the whole thing is just done by relationships and friendships with human beings that really truly enjoy being around each other, so that is what I will miss. You get to a point where things move so smoothly, you know, hair and makeup, wardrobe, directors, scripts, everybody. We work really well together.”

Quotes from Autumn Reeser:

“Crazy, I mean because the show was just such a phenomenon when it first came on the air. I never ever, ever expected to be a part of the show, it was this very separate thing and then all of a sudden I had an audition for it. And I was like, that’s really cool, that would be a really neat show to be on, and then booked it. And I did my four episodes and then they kept writing for me and then all of a sudden this year I’m a series regular. It’s been such a strange experience. I think the strangest part was when Ben and Adam and Rachel and I were all doing a scene where the four of us were riding in a car and I was just suddenly like ‘Whose life am I in here?’ It was a very, very surreal moment for me all of a sudden. It’s been a wonderful experience, the whole thing”

“I didn’t watch the show before. No, but you couldn’t not know about the show and know who was on the show and know what the show was about…. You couldn’t miss it. It was such a huge deal.”

“Yeah, it is happy and it’s sad. It’s nice to be able to go out and know that we did a really good season this year. That’s a really nice feeling to be able to feel you are going out on top. Sad because I am going to miss everyone. But hopefully it’s a small world in the business so it’ll be nice to see people in other jobs. I’m going to miss it. I’m going to miss everyone. I’m going to miss my dressing room, because I painted it.”

“Favorite moment or scene: I liked shooting the college sweatshirt episode where we had this college sweatshirt party because we were shooting on the beach in Malibu at night it was a big bonfire. That was just a cool feeling because I never

go to the beach at night. Basically whenever we got to go on location and shoot at the beach, that was always amazing to be hanging out at the beach all day working. We were watching dolphins go by and hearing the seagulls, so that was pretty neat.”

Quotes from Willa Holland:

“It was actually very, very interesting for me. Because I had never really done anything like this before. Guest-starring was first a really big thing for me and then becoming a regular on the show was honestly one of the best things that could have ever happened to me and it’s been the best experience.”

“I’ll miss the people. My makeup artist, Joni – I’ll miss her. My hair guy – Danny— doing my hair everyday. I am going to have to learn how to do all that by myself and dress myself every morning.”

“It was honestly one of my first really big jobs, so it changed my life 100%. I used to go to high school before I did this. And now I am doing home school and all that and I’m out of school. I have a completely different life then I did before I did the show.”

“It’s been amazing. Since I was a guest star it was already the biggest thing that had happened to me, and then becoming a regular it was just even better.”