Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie, is an English actor, director, musician, comedian, and author.

Laurie first gained recognition for his work as one half of the comedy double act Fry and Laurie with friend and comedy partner Stephen Fry, whom he met through mutual friend Emma Thompson whilst attending Cambridge University, where Laurie was president of the Cambridge Footlights.

Date of birth:
11th June, 1959
"Some people are drawn naturally – there are natural guitarists, and there are natural piano players, and I think guitar implies travel, a sort of footloose gypsy existence. You grab your bag and you go to the next town."
― Hugh Laurie
Topic(s): Travel
"My dad gave me my first bike at 16. I soon fell off and was in a wheelchair for weeks. I haven’t fallen since."
― Hugh Laurie
Topic(s): Dad
"I never was someone who was at ease with happiness."
― Hugh Laurie
Topic(s): Happiness
"You hope that your teenage self would like and forgive your 50-year-old self."
― Hugh Laurie
Topic(s): Hope
"I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to play the role. But in truth I didn’t think the show would be such a success. OK, I thought it would fail. Not because it was bad. I was confident it was good, but plenty of good things just sort of wither on the vine."
― Hugh Laurie
Topic(s): Success
"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
Topic(s): Happiness
"As a real person, he wouldn’t last a minute, would he? But drama is about imperfection. And we’ve moved away from the aspirational hero. We got tired of it, it was dull. If I was House’s friend, I would hate it. How he so resolutely refuses to be happy or take the kind-hearted road. But we don’t always like morally good people, do we?"
― Hugh Laurie
Topic(s): Good
"I admit I can’t shake the idea that there is virtue in suffering, that there is a sort of psychic economy, whereby if you embrace success, happiness and comfort, these things have to be paid for."
― Hugh Laurie
Topic(s): Happiness
"People will survive, and they will find happiness. Happiness only comes when you’re not looking for it."
― Hugh Laurie
Topic(s): Happiness
"I just read an 800-page history of the Scottish Enlightenment and, honestly, I may as well just start it again now, because I cannot remember a single thing. I can barely remember where Scotland is."
― Hugh Laurie
Topic(s): History

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