Neil Patrick Harris Quotes

Small gestures can have a big impact.

I want to have some effect on the way the world works in whatever way I can, and I also want to have the power to help get the movies that I think are important made.

I'm not a shouter, but I like to put my stamp on things.

It seems like when I don't talk so much, people praise my performances more.

If I can make my mark just a little bit, then great.

I'm doing the shows. The stage is my canvas; I'll put whatever up there for the visible eye.

So much about getting onstage is creating a connection with an audience that allows you to go different places and try different things.

I always approach every film I make as if it was going to be the last. So if I'm going to go out, I'm going out with a bang.

I've had a lot of good nights, and ideally, I don't want to be remembered for a bad night.

I think that drag makes anything better.

I would like to be remembered as someone who came out there and tried to entertain.

The goal, when you're playing a character that's super beloved from a movie, is to honor what the actor before you has done and then really just expand, which is what you get to do in a musical because you have songs, choreography, and everything is happening in real time.

I get to do my own thing with music. I get to write the songs and sing the songs. As an actor, you have to do what someone else tells you to do and say someone else's words. And you're limited by the way you look and music is just more rewarding creatively for me.

The world is your stage. Make your mark.

I know how to do music, no matter how weird I look on stage with the face paint, mask, and hospital scrubs.

I've always just wanted one shot, because you can turn that into something.

I am an actor so I have to do my work and going beyond societal norms.

I want to make an impact.

You cannot just be the feature act, not that that's a bad thing, because that's a good thing, especially nowadays. But as an artist, you want to express yourself and you want to know what you want to express.

Whatever I want to do, I want to make a difference.

It took a while of performing and pushing the boundaries and starting to involve the audience to feel comfortable.

I always say that I'm a filmmaker, not a factory. I don't have to churn out films every six months.

I love doing concert choreography because everything is about your vision, come heck or high water. Of course, you also take the blame for everything, but it's wonderful to be able to make up dance for dance's sake.

I work a lot of things out on stage nowadays rather than writing them in big blocks.

Cabaret presents different challenges, as it is all on me. I love having the freedom to say anything you want - do anything you want. It is a lot of responsibility, and if it works, you get all the kudos, and if not - all the blame.