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David Hyde Pierce Quotes

Sometimes in the most tragic situation, something just profoundly funny happens.

David Hyde Pierce

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: April 3, 1959

Topics

Funny Humor Situation Sometimes Just

There's a lot of America that's Christian. I would not describe us, though, on the whole, as a Christian nation.

Christian America Nation Us Whole

Politicians are good listeners. Because if they're not, they aren't politicians for very long.

Good Long Politicians Because Very

I grew up in a dysfunctional family.

Melissa Gilbert

Family Up Dysfunctional Grew

Racial segregation in the South not only separated the races, but it separated the South from the rest of the country.

Rest Country Segregation Racial Only

I don't remember my first trip, but I do remember when my mom took me to Disney World in Orlando. It wasn't the rides but Epcot Center that most fascinated me. It made me want to see those countries that are represented there for real.

Me Mom World Remember Want See

I used to just do movies for alimony purposes, between plays.

Movies Used Just Between Alimony

I don't know how the other senators see me. I hope they see me as a farmer. That's really what I am. But I don't think they see me on a tractor or fixing equipment. I hope they see me grounded, as somebody who has common sense.

Hope I Am Me Think Common Sense See

I see it in a lot of period pieces where everybody is standing and talking, in a stilted, archaic way, instead of being loose in the world. So, I try to do a little bit of research, just so that I can feel like I'm grounded, but then I try to bring as much of my human understanding that I can, under the filter of it being 1865.

Research World Understanding Talking

There's a joy and a pain about directing where the dreams you have are becoming concrete but the attention to detail, the need for time is such that it's overwhelming at times, and the stream of responsibility.

William Shatner

Dreams Time Responsibility Pain Joy

At school, I was fanatical about being a scientist.

School Being Scientist About

The bottom line is, like, one in five stars has at least one planet where life might spring up. That's a fantastically large percentage. That means in our galaxy, there's on the order of tens of billions of Earth-like worlds.

Life Stars Spring Galaxy Line Up

I wanted to be a movie star. But movie stars are not what they used to be.

Stars Star Used Movie Star Movie

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