David Hyde Pierce

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.

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.

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

I am a big one for subtlety and empathy. My dad was softly spoken and didn't carry his honours and accomplishments for everyone to see.

I think for any actor, for the roles they deeply, truly want? They always have to audition for them.

My grandfather died before I was born, so I never had the chance to speak with him about his father. But I learned about him from books.