Neil Patrick Harris Quotes

I'm probably my biggest critic. I worry that if you spend any quality time reveling in good things then karma will slap you upside the head, so I try to stay as even keel as I'm able.

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• I felt a little green, because Shakespeare writes the thought process within the text; it was tricky not to think of what to say and then say it, and instead just deliver the lines.

  

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• I'm not trying to climb a ladder - I'm casting a bit of a net.

  

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• There is just a lot of creativity and theatricality in performers who happen to be gay. Maybe there's a success in numbers, so by the law of averages we are going to get these jobs.

  

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• Thankfully, the meat of the Tony telecast is the performances from the shows, so the awards show kind of creates itself around the season, and then I fill in based on the vibe of the season in general. I'm happy that there'll be so many legitimately good performances on the show.

  

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• I think when dance is mediocre, it's painful. But when dance is really impressive, it destroys.

  

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• I pride myself in being able to straddle demographics, and if that was said as Barney Stinson, it would mean a little different thing.

  

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• It's nice to establish yourself as an actor first and a singer second. Proof is such a tremendous piece of work, and I'm incredibly lucky to be a part of it. I'm sure that the musicals will happen in the future, though.

  

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• I always thought I'd make a good parent, but I was single and led a solitary life for many, many years. Then I met David, and he had experience with kids and wanted to have a family, too.

  

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• I'm a big proponent of monogamous relationships regardless of sexuality, and I'm proud of how the nation is steering toward that.

  

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• I've done plenty of daredeviling - from white-water rafting to bungee jumping. But I think the most fearless was hosting the Emmy Awards. It was overwhelming, and I definitely had to leave fear at the door.

  

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• I have an unbelievable assistant who handles all of my scheduling! It's like a Tetris game.

  

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• I'm a games and theory kind of guy. I love puzzles, so it was fun dissecting Shakespeare's prose.

  

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• In my 20s, I mostly ate burritos and nachos, with the occasional burger.

  

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• You figure out what your standards are, and I think that's important.

  

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• It's like, the more you commit, the happier the animators are; if you're at all iffy and concerned, then it doesn't free them up to do as much fun stuff, so you have to just go for it and, again, trust the people around you and not be seemingly guarded and numb. Throw caution to the wind a bit.

  

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• With the Tonys it's a little tricky because a lot of the funnier jokes are more insider, so people watching at home may not get a Julie Taymor reference the way that New Yorkers would. So you have to figure out what comedy plays to a large audience and still respect the individuals who are there.

  

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• I'm in a play on Broadway, I have an animated TV show coming up, I have a few movies that just came out.

  

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• My parents own a restaurant in Albuquerque.

  

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• I have more artistic control in a smaller show. But it doesn't really matter. Sometimes you can have the smallest role in the smallest production and still make a big impact.

  

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• I think things through a lot, so I probably use my head more than my heart. That probably comes through in my acting.

  

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• Before babies, I worked very hard to make sure I understood my surroundings and figured out where I fit in the world, whether it was at work or in a social situation.

  

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• I'm lucky that people believe me when I'm in character.

  

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• I have a very large forehead. I have a pronounced skull. Maybe producers think that there is a lot going on up in there.

  

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• I'm probably my biggest critic. I worry that if you spend any quality time reveling in good things then karma will slap you upside the head, so I try to stay as even keel as I'm able.

  

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