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" I would say Mick Jagger plus Mr. Furley equals Howard Wolowitz. "
Simon Helberg
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" Until I was about 16 years old, my dream was to be a musician. I played in rock bands and jazz bands. Then I decided to be an actor and kept the stable career of 'jazz pianist' as my safety net. "
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" Working is a bonus; working on something you love is a bonus, and getting to do it for a long time is the ultimate. "
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" Working with the Coens was a dream come true. "
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" As a piano player, if 10 is concert level, I'd put myself at a 5 or a 6, but in a completely different genre than classical or opera. In terms of classical and opera, playing accompaniment, I'd say I was a 3. "
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" I generally don't feel the need to do more research than is necessary to play the part for me, to inform me. "
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" I don't believe I'll be in the new 'Arrested Development' unless they ask me, in which case, okay! That's how easy I am to get. "
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" Karate probably gave me an incredibly deep awareness of all the parts of me, my flexibility, and the nimble qualities I'm doing, even if they're unconscious. "
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" When I decided I wanted to be an actor in high school, I really went into improv. I took classes at The Groundlings. I studied acting. Did sketch comedy in L.A. "
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Acting
School
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" Personally, I'm not into 'Star Trek' or physics or comic books, but I know I might be in the minority. "
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Star
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" Playing piano well is one thing, but attempting to play at concert level accompanying Meryl Streep while Stephen Frears is filming you in front of hundreds of people is - well - psychotic. "
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" I watched a lot of 'I Love Lucy.' Then I went to college, and I didn't watch TV, really. I don't know: something happened after 'Friends' went off the air. I think something dipped in the whole sitcom world. "
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" I grew up surrounded by sketch comedy. "
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" There's a lot of closeted nerds out there. "
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" I am fairly physically aware and agile, and I imbue that into the characters I play. "
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" Being an accompanist is very selfless in many ways because you're really just trying to elevate the singer and help them shine, ultimately. "
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Shine
You
Help
" I certainly think, obviously, rhythm is a huge part of being an actor. It just is unconscious, to a degree, but particularly in comedy, rhythm is pretty essential, and there's probably something more physiological going on. "
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" My whole life revolved around TV as a kid. I would come home and make sure I finished my homework every night by 8 o'clock, generally so that I could sit down and watch TV from 8 to 10. As a kid, it was 'Family Ties' and 'Roseanne' and 'Growing Pains' and 'Perfect Strangers' and 'Golden Girls.' I mean, I watched everything. "
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Down
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" When I was young, I believe I met Nicolas Cage. I think I was probably eight, and I remember seeing him at somebody's house - it was an event, and he happened to be there. "
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House
" I've learned over time that human beings tend to want to do more than they have the courage to do or that the social contract will allow them to do. "
Simon Helberg
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" I love Jerry Lewis. I loved Jim Carrey when I was younger, and Mike Myers and Phil Hartman, all the 'Saturday Night Live' people in the late '80s. "
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Live
Saturday
Night
" My dad was one of the original members of the Groundlings, and I watched him as an actor have ups and downs, and I watched my mom as a casting director have ups and downs. "
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Mom
Director
Actor
" I really like 'Project Runway.' I know it's reality, so that might be kind of faux pas for me to say. "
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Know
Say
Reality
" I'm deeply insecure. I ask my wife all the time, 'Was that OK? Are people lying?' I'm not as happily oblivious as I'd like. "
Simon Helberg
Wife
Time
People
" I own a fart CD. It has, I believe, over 100 fart sounds. A lovely variety, from the up-close and personal to the more experimental and dissonant. Some people prefer to listen to Bach when they go to sleep... not me. "
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Believe
Sleep
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" Surprise is a huge element in acting. "
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Acting
Surprise
Element
" I think working for the audience, for me, is the most fun. It's really a chance for something to work towards. It's where everything kind of comes together, and you have to make it work. You have all these people who are sitting there, wanting to have a good time and wanting to laugh. You really have no choice but to pull it out. "
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Time
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" I do have sometimes a difficult time watching myself. "
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" In America, the first thing people say is, 'What do you do?' "
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America
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" I have great instincts, like the instincts of a squirrel. You know, like when you're driving and a squirrel stops in the middle of the road. "
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Driving
You
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" I'm married, so I tend not to hit on every girl. "
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Girl
Hit
Every