Sean Hayes

Actor

80 Quotes

Everybody kind of looks to comedians and comedy for relief and a fresh breath about what is going on in the world.

I'm just quiet. It's fantastic.

I like common sense, to try and be the voice of reason at work.

I spend time with a special someone in my life. That's all I need; I don't need events. I don't do a lot.

I'm consumed with what I didn't do. I know I should've come out sooner, and I'm sorry for that.

I listened to George Carlin when I was a kid and knew every word of his routines.

Nobody owes anything to anybody. You are your authentic self to whom and when you choose to be, and if you don't know somebody, then why would you explain to them how you live your life?

I'm a huge sci-fi/fantasy/horror guy. I love anything in the sci-fi or fantasy genre.

I'm definitely an actor first, but it's fun to kind of, you know, push your boundaries and see if you can do things that have scared you a little bit your whole life.

The writers have slowly taken the show, with subjects other gay shows have dived right into, slowly. It was over a year before Will even started to date.

So get accomplished what you want to get accomplished in your life. And in the intervals, do what you can to help other people.

This isn't a dig on journalists, but people like to write about the 'death of blank.' The death of something.

But I'm guessing every actor is insecure.

My job was to play my character in the best way that I could, and hopefully people will enjoy that.

But when I did think about it and looked at the whole package - the producers behind the show, the writers, the cast I would be working with - I would have been a fool to turn it down just because the role for me was another gay role.

When you don't have an interruption, there's a flow, so it's easier to memorize. Monologues are easier to memorize than dialogue.

I want to make people laugh first, and that's it.

When I came out of my mom's womb, I had 'sitcom' stamped on my forehead.

I think the worst thing you could ever do is label comedy. I'm a fan of the broadness of Lucille Ball, the subtlety of Peter Sellers and the oddballness of Fred Armisen and the wittiness of Marty Short. I'm a fan of all of it, and I want to do all of it.

Nobody makes me laugh.

3 of 4
1 2 3 4