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" I'm lucky that people believe me when I'm in character. "
Neil Patrick Harris
Believe
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Me
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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'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'm a nerdy, geeky fan of' Labyrinth' and 'Dark Crystal'. "
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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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" 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. "
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" When I auditioned for the show, I didn't realize it was an MTV production, which is going to make for really good tunes during the episodes, if nothing else. "
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" Mr. Steven Bochco is a very wise man. After a many-monthed nationwide search to find a precocious teenage doctor, he hired me. "
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" Charlie Sheen is who again? Denise is engaged? "
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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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" Mmmmmmmm. Anderson. He's dreamy. Just dreamy. I've been a fan of his since season 1 of 'The Mole.' I just thought he was so cool when he talked in this cool, low, secret-agent voice. "
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" My parents own a restaurant in Albuquerque. "
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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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People
New Things
Love
" You just take things as they come. "
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Just
Things
" 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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Children
Stop
Random
" I love Buster Keaton. I was a big fan of the stunt shows at Universal Studios. I'm a huge Cirque du Soleil nut. "
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Universal
Nut
Fan
" I have an unbelievable assistant who handles all of my scheduling! It's like a Tetris game. "
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" We're trying to get as many people to become interested in seeing it, but if you like the theater and you're interested in seeing what live theater looks like in New York, you probably already set your DVR. It's gonna be a hard ask to get a bunch of college-basketball fans to tune in for three hours to watch the Tonys. "
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You
New York
New
" The theater is reaching as many different demographics as it can now. "
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Different
Many
Reaching
" Jim Henson was the only piece of fan mail I ever wrote when I was a little kid. "
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Kid
Piece
Only
" 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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Job
Me
" 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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Process
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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 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 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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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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Respect
" 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. "
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Best
End
" 'Smurfs' just seemed like a great way to represent a young father to be, guy in a marriage, work in conflict, and I was really interested in the technical CG side of things. I'd never done a movie that I thought would be so physical and yet so precise. So I was intrigued by all of that. "
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" 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. "
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