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David Harbour

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David Harbour says superheroes have become today’s myths, like Captain America or Iron Man. He reminds us that people are not simply good or bad but a mixture of many traits. He also notes that success does not automatically bring happiness.

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David Kenneth Harbour is an American actor. He gained global recognition for his portrayal of Jim Hopper in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things (2016–2025), for which he received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. His starr

Quotes by David Harbour

Never take advice, including this.

Advice

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It's, like, weird to watch a human being develop.

Being

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I was diagnosed as bipolar.

Bipolar

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Life really is too short.

Life

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I'm a big fan of public trust.

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All of Aaron Sorkin's characters are so smart.

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Always, with speeches, I feel like it's an opportunity to say something.

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If you are misunderstood, I want you to know that I feel the same way.

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One of my impulses in acting has always to make people feel less alone.

Acting

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I don't even know what memes are, I'm, like, an old person, so I don't really know what a meme is.

Comedy

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I don't want to do procedural: I want to do longform.

Procedural

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People are more complicated than you give them credit for.

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I'm a man. I'm not gonna wear dad jeans or whatever you call them.

Dad

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I don't associate success with happiness, and I don't take it to heart, like, 'Oh, I'm so special.'

Happiness

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Those Duffer Brothers really know how to tell a story, and I think it makes you want to watch. 'Stranger Things' is…

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You gotta do things your own way. You have to find your own path. You have to take what appeals to you…

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I can like Jack Nicolson's Joker, and I can like Heath Ledger's Joker. There's other Jokers I don't have to like.

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With a lot of projects, you never know if it's going to be executed properly. And also, you never know if people…

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In this business, certainly it's a lot crazier for women than it is for men, but there's such a thing where there's…

Body

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When I got to be, like, in high school and stuff, I sort of was drawn to that feeling of feeling uncomfortable…

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It was always my dream to be a New York theater actor. I never thought I was pretty enough to be on…

Actor

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I'm just trying to give the best human expression that I can to any particular genre, which could be comedy, could be…

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One of the things about having played a lot of villains is... I don't have the same experience of someone who maybe…

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I got the 'Stranger Things' script, like, a week before NBC canceled 'State of Affairs.' I really had this moment where I'm…

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If you want to really get in shape and get strong, there's these things called 'sleds.' You take a weighted sled, and…

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I feel like the most human among us are the weirdest among us. Those voices can be the most creative and the…

Aunts and uncles

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I'm terrified of the ocean. I think it's beautiful and magical, but I never go in. That deep, dark water, with no…

Beautiful

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One of the most beautiful things about Shakespeare's Hamlet is when he stops in the middle of the play to ask, 'To…

Beautiful

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What I'm dealing with in 'Hellboy' is a lot different, bigger in a certain way. It's very Shakespearean. It's demons and witches…

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My natural state is a state of an explorer - a performer, but someone who wants to explore their experience and reflect…

Beach

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“...revealing intimate truths that serve as a forceful reminder to folks that when they feel broken and afraid and tired, they are…

Inspirational

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“...through our art to battle against fear, self-centeredness and exclusivity of our predominately narcissistic culture, and through our craft to cultivate a…

Art

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I think that's what 'Stranger Things' does, it opens you up - it has a real beating heart to it.

Heart

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As much as I can, I like to curate the information the people know personally about me.

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I want to bring love handles and eating sandwiches back.

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A lot of the characters I gravitate towards feel like outsiders.

Character

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If acting has any meaning, it is so that we can have greater empathy for other people.

Acting

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I've always been passionate about the stories I want to tell.

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I'm a bit of a strange human being - I love to work. I love art. I love self-expression.

Art

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The perils of success at a young age is being afraid to make a mistake.

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