Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor, producer, singer, comedian, magician, and television host. He is known for playing Barney Stinson in the television comedy series How I Met Your Mother, for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards, and for his role as the title character in Doogie Howser, M.D....
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth15 June 1973
CityAlbuquerque, NM
CountryUnited States of America
jobs trying actors
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.
trying casting ladders
I'm not trying to climb a ladder - I'm casting a bit of a net.
karma worry trying
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.
simplicity musical emotion
I love the American musical for the simplicity of emotion that gets expressed.
past worry important
As I learned from chapters past, it's important to try and stay in the chapter that you're in, and enjoy it while it's lasting. Not be constantly worrying about where this step will take you - living in the potential future. Like a good meal. Like a good chef's tasting meal. You don't want to wonder what's next while you're eating the foie gras.
hours knock rushed school tutor whenever
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.
averages happen maybe performers success
There is just a lot of creativity and theatricality in performers who happen to be gay. Maybe there's a success in numbers, so by the law of averages we are going to get these jobs.
cool fan since talked
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.
figure standards
You figure out what your standards are, and I think that's important.
experience family good kids led life met single solitary
I always thought I'd make a good parent, but I was single and led a solitary life for many, many years. Then I met David, and he had experience with kids and wanted to have a family, too.
double easier maybe others pause physical possible reaction spit stuff technical whether works
Whether it's a double take or a spit take or an extra-long pause before a reaction or a line, I try to be as cognizant as possible about the technical end of it. So I think the physical stuff works easier for me than maybe for others who are more just going on instinct.
agenda camera marching married seems street
I didn't want to go marching down the street with camera crews. Oy. To get married? Really? It seems like you have an agenda when you do it that way. I wouldn't want to get married to be an example.
independent two littles
I feel like with actors wanting to direct, you really only have a shot or two. You can't just make a bunch of little independent movies, and then finally one gets noticed. You have to make a really good one right away.
pride hype suffering
I sort of pride myself in my dissatisfaction with my work. I've always been concerned with buying the hype, and having that make your performances suffer.