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" I collect puppet stuff. I have a puppet workshop in my garage. I was looking for any opportunity to be able to get very creatively involved in that world. "

Neil Patrick Harris

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" Being able to live my life transparently does empower me to feel like I can be myself more. It's easier for me to flirt with girls now that girls know that I'm gay. It almost makes it a sexier encounter than if I was trying to pretend that I was straight. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" Rather than ignore those who choose to publish their opinions without actually talking to me, I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest and feel most fortunate to be working with wonderful people in the business I love. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" 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. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" I do a lot of books on tape for Beverly Cleary, and another 'Smurfs' shout-out for that demographic. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" I'm a very lucky man in this chapter of my professional life, 'cause I get to do jobs with wildly different skill sets. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" Whenever I wasn't in school with a tutor three hours a day, I'd get a knock and be rushed to set and they'd be waiting and I'd film my thing and then I'd go back to school again. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" I like the tube more than the NY subway though, you've got cushioned seats. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" There are so many examples of talented actors working today, no matter how they live their private lives. I'm lucky that people believe me when I'm in character. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" 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. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" So I've done my fair share of theater. I have also been very fortunate in that I've been able to come to New York two or three times a year just to see as many shows as possible. I think the live theater culture here is incredible. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" I love the 'So You Think You Can Dance' show. I love it. I think it's some of the best hours on TV. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" I've been very fortunate to go from interesting chapter to interesting chapter. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" Mr. Steven Bochco is a very wise man. After a many-monthed nationwide search to find a precocious teenage doctor, he hired me. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" The Tonys are the once-a-year shot for all of these shows and artists who work so diligently every single performance but only for a thousand or so people at a time. This gives them the opportunity to perform to millions of people. "

Neil Patrick Harris

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

Neil Patrick Harris

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

Neil Patrick Harris

" What I enjoy so much about the Tonys' uniqueness is that anyone who's tuning in has an interest in seeing the show, so our job is halfway done. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" As an actor, you most often play relatively average parts, so to get to play extreme versions of anything, those are the most exciting parts. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" I loved Rent when I first heard it, but it grew on me and so did Tick, Tick... Boom. Some songs are more interesting than others and sometimes the ones that never stood out at first end up being the best to perform. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" 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. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" I've got no plans to be a ballet dancer at the moment. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" We're in such a volatile climate right now politically. I think they didn't want Assassins to not succeed due to popular opinion and politics, versus on its own merits. I can respect that. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" I was a big fan of how Johnny Carson hosted awards shows. Dick Cavett, as well, I think did a really great job of providing a nice blend of comedy, wit and class. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" Jim Henson was the only piece of fan mail I ever wrote when I was a little kid. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" I remember thinking that the rest of my life would be solo. I wasn't weepy when I thought that - it was just a realization that I had gone this long being self-sufficient. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" I get to choose things that interest me as opposed to trying to get any job that will have me, which for a vast majority of actors is the case. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" 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. "

Neil Patrick Harris

" My favorite time to dance is at, like, wedding receptions, when it's all ages and everyone seems to be having fun. "

Neil Patrick Harris

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

Neil Patrick Harris