Hugh Laurie

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

#comfort #economy #embrace #happiness #i

I couldn't imagine what Fox thought they were doing, contemplating such a jagged protagonist for a prime-time drama. I only knew that I wanted the role very much. ↗

— Hugh Laurie

#doing #drama #fox #i #imagine

I run six-to-eight miles a day, plus weights and aerobics in the lunch hour. I also lie a lot, which keeps me thin. ↗

— Hugh Laurie

#day #hour #i #keeps #lie

I do actually like Los Angeles. Partly because I was told I wouldn't. ↗

— Hugh Laurie

#angeles #because #i #i do #like

I don't have a single complete show or movie or anything else that I could look at and say, 'Nailed that one.' But endless dissatisfaction is, I suppose, what gets us out of bed in the morning. ↗

— Hugh Laurie

#bed #complete #could #dissatisfaction #else

I hate menus, I hate choosing food. I just want to be brought. Bring me dinner! ↗

— Hugh Laurie

#brought #choosing #dinner #food #hate

I have resolved to pick one novel and just read it over and over again for the rest of my life, because I cannot remember anything anymore. ↗

— Hugh Laurie

#anymore #anything #because #cannot #i

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

#dad #fallen #fell #first #gave

People will survive, and they will find happiness. Happiness only comes when you're not looking for it. ↗

— Hugh Laurie

#find #happiness #looking #only #people

Screenwriting is the most prized of all the cinematic arts. Actually, it isn't, but it should be. ↗

— Hugh Laurie

#arts #cinematic #most #prized #screenwriting