Quotes by Neil Patrick Harris

About Neil Patrick Harris:

Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor, writer, producer, director, comedian, singer, magician, and television host. He is known for playing Barney Stinson in the television comedy series How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014), for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards, and for his role as the title character in Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989–1993).
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But magic is like pizza: even when it's bad, it's pretty good.

Neil Patrick Harris

I loved Rent when I first heard it, but it grew on me and so did Tick, Tick... Boom. Some songs are more interesting than others and sometimes the ones that never stood out at first end up being the best to perform.

Neil Patrick Harris

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

Neil Patrick Harris

I love the 'So You Think You Can Dance' show. I love it. I think it's some of the best hours on TV.

Neil Patrick Harris

Charlie Sheen is who again? Denise is engaged?

Neil Patrick Harris

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

Neil Patrick Harris

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

Neil Patrick Harris

I'm a nerdy, geeky fan of' Labyrinth' and 'Dark Crystal'.

Neil Patrick Harris

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

Neil Patrick Harris

I think when dance is mediocre, it's painful. But when dance is really impressive, it destroys.

Neil Patrick Harris

I have a very large forehead. I have a pronounced skull. Maybe producers think that there is a lot going on up in there.

Neil Patrick Harris

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

Neil Patrick Harris

What I enjoy so much about the Tonys' uniqueness is that anyone who's tuning in has an interest in seeing the show, so our job is halfway done.

Neil Patrick Harris

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.

Neil Patrick Harris

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

Neil Patrick Harris

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 ...

Neil Patrick Harris

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.

Neil Patrick Harris

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.

Neil Patrick Harris

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

Neil Patrick Harris

I don't stay up and rent private jets and go on yachts and whoop it up in Miami.

Neil Patrick Harris

Author Bio

  • NameNeil Patrick Harris
  • Descriptionactor
  • BornJune 15, 1973
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionTelevision Actor; Actor; Film Actor; Magician; Voice Actor; Film Director; Musician; Autobiographer
  • AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award