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" I like the tube more than the NY subway though, you've got cushioned seats. "
Neil Patrick Harris
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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 want to be able to infuse some youthful energy and comedy while appreciating the generations before. "
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" I need to stop carving out four-hour chunks to do random things and go home and watch my children grow up. "
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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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" I have an unbelievable assistant who handles all of my scheduling! It's like a Tetris game. "
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" I don't know, but I think kids just want to be listened to, so I want to make sure I do that. "
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" Tobey's a mellow, cool guy. He's just a good guy. I know that's not the answer you want, and I don't mean that as the political thing to say, but he's a nice guy. "
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" 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. "
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" You figure out what your standards are, and I think that's important. "
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" I'm not the best cruise ship crooner. I'm not the best karaoke guy. "
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" It's good to have a lot of once-in-a-lifetimes in your lifetime. If you get the chance to skydive, go skydiving. If you're offered a part in a weird Shakespeare play in San Diego, slap on some tights and rock out some iambic pentameter. "
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Play
" 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 think it has been a weird mistake to have people with their own music careers going on and judging people because when they're too critical, it affects them. They don't want to be that honest, because they need to keep their appearance up. "
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" I don't know, on a sitcom, and in theatre especially, you have to really be listening to an audience. And if you're losing them, you can hear the sniffs, and the playbills shuffling and whatnot. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" My favorite time to dance is at, like, wedding receptions, when it's all ages and everyone seems to be having fun. "
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" I didn't want to go marching down the street with camera crews. Oy. To get married? Really? It seems like you have an agenda when you do it that way. I wouldn't want to get married to be an example. "
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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 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. "
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" I like to make decisions based on things I'm interested in doing, not what seems like the next move in my quote-unquote career. "
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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 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. "
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" Starship Troopers was great. It was great fun to work on something with blue screens and big budget special effects. Denise Richards was nice to look at too, of course. "
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" 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. "
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" When you call someone and ask them to do something they've never done before, in different mediums I think they would be inclined to pass because they're afraid of the risk. But the creative people who populate the theater world love the challenge of new things. "
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" We're blessed on 'How I Met Your Mother' to feel like we're doing a bit of a funny playlet everyday. "
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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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" In my 20s, I mostly ate burritos and nachos, with the occasional burger. "
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