I have my moments. Ever since I was a boy, I never was someone who was at ease with happiness. Too often I embrace introspection and self-doubt. I wish I could embrace the good things. Hugh Laurie boydoubtease Change image and share on social
I don't talk like House, or walk like him. I certainly don't think like him. I don't like to think for more than 15 minutes at a stretch actually; I am a fragile flower. Hugh Laurie flowerfragilehouse Change image and share on social
Driving a motorcycle is like flying. All your senses are alive. When I ride through Beverly Hills in the early morning, and all the sprinklers have turned off, the scents that wash over me are just heavenly. Being House is like flying, too. You're free of the gravity of what people think. Hugh Laurie alivebeverlydrive share on social
You hope that your teenage self would like and forgive your 50-year-old self. Hugh Laurie forgivehopeteenage Change image and share on social
I think there is a basic comfort in clever people who know things. Hugh Laurie basicclevercomfort Change image and share on social
I have been instrumental in banning bottled water on the set. It hasn't gone that well with the crew... so I replaced it with tequila. Hugh Laurie banbottlecrow Change image and share on social
Acting is largely about putting on masks, and music is about removing them. Hugh Laurie actlargelymask Change image and share on social
Directing is the best job going. I don't understand why everybody doesn't want to direct. It's an absolutely fascinating combination of skills required and puzzles set on every level - emotional and practical and technical. It calls up on such a wide variety of skills. I find it completely absorbing. I just love the whole process. Hugh Laurie absolutelyabsorbcall share on social
I really do believe the camera steals the soul. But that may be because I'm worried about my soul. I don't have much of a soul to begin with; I can't afford to lose much. Hugh Laurie affordbegincamera Change image and share on social
Humility was considered a great virtue in my family household. No show of complacency or self-satisfaction was ever tolerated. Patting yourself on the back was definitely not encouraged, and pleasure or pride would be punishable by death. Hugh Laurie backcomplacencyconsider share on social