David Hyde Pierce Quotes

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• I don't remember any sibling rivalry growing up, because by the time I was really conscious, Tom was going away to college. My relationship with…
• I would always fall down the big main staircase in our house. My favorite thing in the world was to pretend to be horribly killed…
• So much of life is paradox. So much of life is neither one thing nor the other... it's both things at the same time.
• Maybe it's because I'm getting older, I'm finding enjoyment in things that stop time. Just the simple act of tasting a glass of wine is…
• We all went to Kelsey's wedding, and yeah, we go to parties. We also go to each other's house. A group of us got together…
• We can't control what the ratings will be. It's like, if you're going to go skiing, do you hope you'll have a good day of…
• From Kelsey, I have learned among many other things the value of turning on a dime and how you can have an extremely funny and…
• The first year I was on the show, it took an interviewer about 45 minutes to get it out of me that I even had…
• Don't you always feel bad when they take away one of the spoons? It's like you ordered wrong.
• Alzheimer's is a devastating disease. It was painful for me and my family to watch my grandfather deteriorate. We must find a cure for this…
• I probably was as bad as a security guard as I was as a tie salesman.
• I was as happy doing theater in New York for little or no money as I am now doing television for more money. The happiness,…
• I found every single laugh as Laertes that you can find and only realized later that you really shouldn't find any at all.
• I was chased through a chateau in the Loire Valley by a bunch of American school girls.
• On some level in acting, what you're trying to find is truth, because when it's true is when it's also funny.
• People can be a hoot on the set, but if they're not good to work with, that tires very quickly.
• You only have a week to do a show. I mean, there's only so deep you can dig in that week.
• I don't have the time to tell you all the things I've learned from this cast. It's an extraordinary ensemble because we all support each…
• I was going to be a concert pianist, and when I was in high school, my parents were scared to death that I would focus…
• I went and took golf lessons so Dad would let me play with him. I was just terrible... but I was able to have a…

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