Neil Patrick Harris Quotes

I've been taking a trapeze class for the last couple of years. I'm working on my double back flip right now.

Rather than ignore those who choose to publish their opinions without actually talking to me, I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest and feel most fortunate to be working with wonderful people in the business I love.

Tonight we celebrate Hollywood's best and whitest, sorry... brightest.

Parents need to be more accepting of who their kids are and less concerned about what society thinks they need to be.

Love is awesome and endless, but it is constantly changing its form. You love something for what it is, then it changes. But that change can make you love it even more.

I'm shocked at how early everything closes here. But people start earlier. I miss the late nightlife in NYC, but then again I sing and burn so much energy in the show that it's probably good - I get to go home and sleep.

I've done plenty of daredeviling - from white-water rafting to bungee jumping. But I think the most fearless was hosting the Emmy Awards. It was overwhelming, and I definitely had to leave fear at the door.

It's good to have a lot of once-in-a-lifetimes in your lifetime. If you get the chance to skydive, go skydiving. If you're offered a part in a weird Shakespeare play in San Diego, slap on some tights and rock out some iambic pentameter.

Being able to live my life transparently does empower me to feel like I can be myself more. It's easier for me to flirt with girls now that girls know that I'm gay. It almost makes it a sexier encounter than if I was trying to pretend that I was straight.

The subject of Citizenfour, Edward Snowden, could not be here for some treason.

Tobey's a mellow, cool guy. He's just a good guy. I know that's not the answer you want, and I don't mean that as the political thing to say, but he's a nice guy.

I felt a little green, because Shakespeare writes the thought process within the text; it was tricky not to think of what to say and then say it, and instead just deliver the lines.

I always thought filet mignon was the steak to beat, but the fat content in a rib eye is fantastic.

In my 20s, I mostly ate burritos and nachos, with the occasional burger.

I love Buster Keaton. I was a big fan of the stunt shows at Universal Studios. I'm a huge Cirque du Soleil nut.

I think flirting is great fun. It doesn't mean that anything's going to come of it but it's fun to be told that you're hot and that your tits look great. You all get your pens out.

I have more artistic control in a smaller show. But it doesn't really matter. Sometimes you can have the smallest role in the smallest production and still make a big impact.

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.

I love the American musical for the simplicity of emotion that gets expressed.

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.

You can't just put gay in a little gay box anymore.

I feel like I know where I'm going. And I like where I'm going.

I'm lucky that people believe me when I'm in character.

This next presenter is so lovely you could eat her up with a spoon

I enjoy being a hyphenate. I've always thought of my career as a plate spinner in the circus.

May I suggest a drinking game where everytime I do a ridiculously long awkward blink, someone does a shot of some kind of alcohol?

If I wrote a musical it wouldn't be about me. Although I do some magic, so it would probably be about a magician who appeared and re-appeared all over the place.

It's really something for people who are approaching 30 to take a look at what that means to them. I think turning 30 is a chance to re-identify with yourself.

The theater is reaching as many different demographics as it can now.

We're in such a volatile climate right now politically. I think they didn't want Assassins to not succeed due to popular opinion and politics, versus on its own merits. I can respect that.

I have an unbelievable assistant who handles all of my scheduling! It's like a Tetris game.

As an actor, you most often play relatively average parts, so to get to play extreme versions of anything, those are the most exciting parts.

I think things through a lot, so I probably use my head more than my heart. That probably comes through in my acting.

I'm not the best cruise ship crooner. I'm not the best karaoke guy.

I often feel like books find us for reasons, and we read them when we need them the most.

It PASSED! Marriage equality in NY!! Yes!! Progress!! Thank you everyone who worked so hard on this!! A historic night!

I pride myself in being able to straddle demographics and if that was said as Barney Stinson it would mean a little different thing.

The voiceover thing is very selfless. You go in there and they've hired you for your voice, but they know exactly what they want, and the writer's there and he knows exactly how it's supposed to be said. So you can't really argue with them, you just have to let them tell you what to do and then do it.

I often teach a graduate theater seminar on Greek tragedy in performance. I usually begin by saying that no matter what technological advances occur, the wisdom of these plays will never be obsolete.

I've been very fortunate to go from interesting chapter to interesting chapter.

I like to make decisions based on things I'm interested in doing, not what seems like the next move in my quote-unquote career.

I think, in life, being nervous about something that's forthcoming is very helpful, whether it's an awards show or a family gathering or a job interview. If you're too calm and confident, then I think you aren't executing to the best of your ability. So I try not to let nerves get the best of me, but I welcome them because it tends to fuel me to try harder.

I don't want to have to inadvertently find a gift and go like, "What the hell is? Oh no, that's for me." And then have to pretend like I'm surprised later. If I know where they're hidden, I will not look. I love presents and I hate faking surprises.

He's easily the most well-adjusted former child star in the room, please welcome... Jason Bateman.

I like the tube more than the NY subway though, you've got cushioned seats.

I'm not trying to climb a ladder - I'm casting a bit of a net.

I'm a games and theory kind of guy. I love puzzles, so it was fun dissecting Shakespeare's prose.

I'm in a play on Broadway, I have an animated TV show coming up, I have a few movies that just came out.

My favorite time to dance is at, like, wedding receptions, when it's all ages and everyone seems to be having fun.

Benedict Cumberbatch is not only the best name in show business, it's also the response you get when you ask John Travolta to pronounce Ben Affleck.