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David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce (born April 3, 1959) is an American actor, director, and comedian.

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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 wonderful time just walking around with Dad. I can see the real pleasure of that game.

Dad, Golf, Play, Real, Walking

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 over at Kelsey's and just read through some plays just for the fun of it. That may not be everyone's idea of a good time, but we had a good time.

Fun, House, Party, Wedding, Yeah

On some level in acting, what you're trying to find is truth, because when it's true is when it's also funny.

Acting, Funny, Levels, Truth, Trying

I probably was as bad as a security guard as I was as a tie salesman.

Salesman, Security, Security Guards, Tie, Ties

I found every single laugh as Laertes that you can find and only realized later that you really shouldn't find any at all.

Laughing, Found, Realized, Laugh, Laertes

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 extremely poignant moment with absolutely no separation in between. . . and sometimes in the same moment.

Dimes, Extremely, Kelsey, Moment, Separation

There's nothing more powerful than someone who has the disease who can be articulate and go in front of Congress or go to local government and say man, this is what's happening, and it's going to be you.

Articulate, Disease, Government, Men, Powerful

Don't you always feel bad when they take away one of the spoons? It's like you ordered wrong.

Away, Feels, Like, Like You, Spoons, Take

Her lips said 'no', but her eyes said 'read my lips'.

Eye, Her Eyes, Lips, Read, Said

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 at the top of it, and to fall dramatically down to the bottom of it.

Big, Bottom, Fall, House, Thing, World

I think being an actor in general is acknowledging that we are constantly playing different roles, that we have all these different parts of ourselves and instead of pretending that you are just one thing, as an actor you get to admit that you've got all this stuff going on.

Different, Playing, Roles, Think, Thinking

Nothing ever guarantees you anything-that's my rule. My other rule is never believe anything that anyone tells you, and then you'll never be fooled. It's not as cynical as it sounds; it's just that people always say something for a reason-maybe a nice reason, maybe a devious reason-so on that level, you can't take things at face value.

Nice, Believe, People, Devious, Face

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 horrible disease.

Aggravation, Alzheimer'S, Deteriorate, Devastating, Grandfather, Horrible

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 guess, comes out of it being a good job. The success has to do with the fact that it's a good job that will continue.

Happy, Job, Jobs, New York, Television

My dad had been an actor. . . not only had my dad been an actor, but his dad had been an actor, and my great-grandfather had been an actor. And who knows before then?

Actor, Actors, Dad, Grandfather, Knows

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 skiing? Yes. Do you hope you won't break your leg? Yes.

Good Day, Hope, Leg, Legs, Skiing, Yes

People can be a hoot on the set, but if they're not good to work with, that tires very quickly.

Hoot, People, Set, Tire, Tires

Sometimes in the most tragic situation, something just profoundly funny happens.

Happens, Situation, Sometimes, Tragic

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 other so well.

Support, Ensemble, I'Ve Learned, Things, Tell

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 him, which is a very close one, really developed in more recent years.

Away, Growing, Growing Up, Relationship, Sibling, Time

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