John Michael Higgins Quotes

I never thought I would be in a comedic role; my past is in drama.

I love being funny! I started in the theater when I was 9 and, believe it or not, always played the funny part!

For me, the ideal job as an actor would be something that is intrinsically a drama but to which I could bring in as much humor as possible.

I loved being on stage. I was in elementary school when I started, so I couldn't say that it was about the building of characters.

I did a lot of serious plays, and I did the Oxford Review as well, which is supposed to be funny, but I'm not sure how funny we were when we did it. Then, when I finished my course, it was only then that I decided to go to drama school and try and do acting because I was enjoying it so much and so on.

As an actor, it's amazing to get to create different characters.

On-camera stuff just hit. I decided to do it to supplement my voice-over career, but I ended up falling in love with it, and it actually hit a lot harder than my voice-over career.

I like to spend as much time on the stage as possible. I don't do a regular TV series because I don't want to be overexposed.

I started getting on my feet and clowning around, and they ended up putting me in a play when I was 12. And I was hooked.

I loved playing Chandler. I grew up playing that part.

About the best thing an actor can do when all is said and done is to make people laugh.

Soaps are the best. They really are. If you can do a soap, well, you can do anything. You have to learn pages of dialogue very quickly.

I always wanted to entertain. When I was little, I would sing in front of the mirror with a hairbrush or my sisters and I would make shows. I always wanted to be on TV.

I would have to say that I have to concentrate more when I'm doing comedy. There are so many details that make up any character, but developing a character for a dramatic role seems to come more naturally.

There have been, like, three auditions in my life where I feel like I'm in a 'Saturday Night Live' skit.

To me, theater is the mecca; if you really love to act, that's where it's the most fun, by a long shot.

I did some acting in high school, I knew I really liked it.

I have been doing acting my whole life. I did plays in high school. I take it pretty seriously. I used to do a lot of Shakespeare and Shakespearean festivals and monologues.

Even in college I tended to get cast in the comedies more. It was what I liked doing.

I'd played dumbasses a lot. On Mad About You, I played a very dumb waitress and they saw me.

I've been acting all along. I understand that I haven't been in people's viewers, but acting has never not been a part of my life, just more time in between and less high-profile.

Everybody who is an actor has been acting since they were three.

I hadn't gotten a chance to do a lot of comedy, so 'Hart of Dixie' was a great place where I got a chance to do that and play.

I loved entertainment and acting, performing. I just liked the stage and having the spotlight and stuff.

I am happy to be part of 'Sajjan Re Phir Jhooth Mat Bolo.' This character is something that I have not done before.