American - Actor | December 9, 1980 -
My dad was one of the original members of the Groundlings, and I watched him as an actor have ups and downs, and I watched my mom as a casting director have ups and downs.
Simon Helberg
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I actually didn't finish NYU. I would have, but I was lucky enough to get my foot in the door before I graduated.
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When I was young, I believe I met Nicolas Cage. I think I was probably eight, and I remember seeing him at somebody's house - it was an event, and he happened to be there.
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I generally don't feel the need to do more research than is necessary to play the part for me, to inform me.
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I think there's a freedom in freeing yourself of the baggage of ability.
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I'm obviously more known for being on television, and that's where most people see me.
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I do have sometimes a difficult time watching myself.
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When you see someone putting themselves out there, particularly when you see someone is failing and failing so passionately, it brings up this bittersweet connection to our mortality.
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I play piano, and I was really, really obsessive about playing piano in high school. I don't know if that's nerdy, but I definitely locked myself in the room and was playing jazz. I was 14. I guess that's kind of cool, actually.
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I guess I get really obsessive or passionate about things.
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I love Jerry Lewis. I loved Jim Carrey when I was younger, and Mike Myers and Phil Hartman, all the 'Saturday Night Live' people in the late '80s.
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I really like 'Project Runway.' I know it's reality, so that might be kind of faux pas for me to say.
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