Reason 47: His sense of humor.
“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
“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
“And not even just the words I say, I heard the other day that I’ve been… a man on the internet criticized me for laughing in a british accent. Maybe I don’t even know and I walk in a French accent.” Hugh Laurie on his American accent
“I’m not a twitter person, no. I’m more of a Shh person! I’ve subscribed to this Shh network where you write something down but you actually send it anywhere. Because I’m all for silence, I’m all for silence. ” Hugh Laurie about Twitter
“You see, half of my brain — and it’s not a big brain to start off with, but anyway — half of it is devoted to playing the character, the other half is listening to myself and censoring myself and adjusting myself and, er, the third half — yeah, now you see the problem — the third half is having to tell the second half to “Shut up!” Hugh Laurie on his American accent.
“I do have a cold. But I’m very excited about having a cold because it’s my first one ever. And I’m excited because for so many years I believed basically nothing could live in this body because I was so addled with booze and cigarettes. But now it appears I have curb appeal after all.” Hugh Laurie
