Robert Sean Leonard

Robert Sean Leonard
Robert Lawrence Leonard, better known by his stage name Robert Sean Leonard, is an American actor. He is known for playing Dr. James Wilson in the television series Houseand Neil Perry in the film Dead Poets Society. Leonard won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in The Invention of Love in 2001. His other Broadway credits include Candida, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Breaking the Code, The Speed of Darkness, Philadelphia, Here I...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth28 February 1969
CityWestwood, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
I think people respect my work, but I was never in one of those movies that made me a star.
My greatest desire was to be in a sandbox with Kevin Kline or Kenneth Branagh - to be with the people I admired - and I have.
The less I work, the happier I am. I discovered that, as most people discover at some point.
I didn't want to chase movies. It's too hard. You've got to work at it - opening nights, photo shoots, publicity people, managers. I never wanted to do that. I'm too lazy.
I want to read books and go for walks and make dinner. I guess there are people who love working and that's great. I'm not one of them. I love tackling roles and I love theater, but filming, I don't get it. It seems mind-numbing to me.
My brother is a policeman; my sister's an English teacher. When I hear what they make versus what I make, it's ridiculous.
My career has mostly been jobs I love or cases where I needed money.
I didn't want to be the lead guy. That's too much work. But I thought that it might be fun to be the lead guy's friend. I'd have days off, and still get a paycheck every week.
I'm allergic to the word 'important' in film and theatre. Cancer research is important.
There are a few roles I want to play, but mostly I just want to keep doing a play every now and then, watch kids grow and eat cookies and drink tea.
I want to know everything there is to know about Lewis and Clark. And I want to do the Sunday crossword in less than an hour. I want to be the best dad in the world. I want to play Richard II, and I want to win another Tony award.
When I was a kid, it was a little bit exciting working with Peter Weir and Robin Williams, but that faded pretty quickly for me.
As a kid, the theatre always felt a bit like running away to join the circus.
My wife and I are really strange people. We never spend any money.