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Sean Hayes

(1970) Television Actor United States

80 quotes in 357 categories

I love showing people that I wasn't that guy from the sitcom, he admits, and he lives a quiet, grounded life like an 85‑year‑old. He talks about using his voice to carry animation characters and how he once locked himself in his room to watch SNL. He also notes his love for structure and goals.

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Sean Hayes is a television actor from the United States, best known for Pass the Bike Test.

Quick Facts About Sean Hayes

Born: June 26, 1970
Nationality: United States
Profession: Television Actor
Notable works: Pass the Bike Test

About Sean Hayes

Sean Patrick Hayes is an American actor, comedian, and producer. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he gained acclaim for his role as Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award and four Actor Awards, in addition to nominations for six Golden Globe Awards.

Quotes by Sean Hayes

I'm a hamster person.

Hamster

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I grew up; I had a couple of dogs.

Animal

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I live my life like an 85-year-old man.

Life

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But I'm guessing every actor is insecure.

Actor

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I consider myself an actor who is funny.

Actor

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I'm just quiet. It's fantastic.

Fantastic

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And I'm OK being judged as an actor.

Actor

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Nobody makes me laugh.

Comedy

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Knowing you're gay, as a kid in the '80s, is a very scary thing.

Gay

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It's always comedy first on 'Will and Grace.' There was never any other agenda.

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No, my entire life is planned. It's called time management.

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I want to make people laugh first, and that's it.

Comedy

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I tried do stand-up, and I was horrible. And I'll never do it again.

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I love showing people that I wasn't that guy, the guy in 'Will & Grace.'

Grace

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No one could have ever dreamed about how well the show would do.

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We learn our lessons only when we are ready.

Education

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Everybody kind of looks to comedians and comedy for relief and a fresh breath about what is going on in the world.

Breath

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I had so many friends over the years - so many, out of the woodwork, telling me, 'When are you coming back…

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My job was to play my character in the best way that I could, and hopefully people will enjoy that.

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I did, like, 30 or 40 commercials before 'Will & Grace' where I was the straight husband. I had two spots on…

Commercials

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And so, I think when I got to college, you discover who you are and find yourself more than you did before.

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I knew 'Promises,' and I knew 'Never Fall In Love Again,' only from the radio, from being a kid; and of course,…

Fall in love

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I think because my life is so insane and it's constantly going at 120 miles per hour, my favorite thing to do…

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This isn't a dig on journalists, but people like to write about the 'death of blank.' The death of something.

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But when I did think about it and looked at the whole package - the producers behind the show, the writers, the…

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And I'd like to believe that's true, you know, kind of showing gay people in this kind of light and - where…

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I got 'Will & Grace,' and I thought, 'Oh, this is different. I don't know how to handle this. I'm not bright…

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I enjoy construction and the process of building things, so maybe I'd be a developer of some kind - residential and commercial.…

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The thing about producing is that the pressure is off of being in front of the camera, and being critiqued and judged…

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The smartest thing that an actor can do is embrace the thing that made them famous as opposed to run away from…

Actor

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We had a cat in college named Chloe, and it was the most evil, awful cat in the world... When we left,…

Cats

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Isn't it about getting out of your comfort zone and getting off the couch and challenging yourself and forcing yourself to do…

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Religion is constantly being talked about, debated, pondered, worried about.

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I never felt like I could be myself at home.

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I listened to George Carlin when I was a kid and knew every word of his routines.

Carlin

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NBC programs great shows; it just doesn't have the eyeballs CBS does.

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I like common sense, to try and be the voice of reason at work.

Common sense

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I like to be busy and I like to have places to go in the morning, when I get up.

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I was buttoned up as a kid. I did what I was told and never broke the rules.

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I have talent crushes on Fred Armisen and Kyle Mooney.

Crushes

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Sean Hayes by topic

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