89 Quotes by Sean Hayes

I was buttoned up as a kid. I did what I was told and never broke the rules.

The smartest thing that an actor can do is embrace the thing that made them famous as opposed to run away from it or deny that it happened. That does a disservice to most actors. To me, it looks like you're ungrateful.

I had so many friends over the years - so many, out of the woodwork, telling me, 'When are you coming back to TV?'

I like common sense, to try and be the voice of reason at work.

I'm so boring and grounded, and I like quiet, and I like structure, and I like goals. I couldn't be more opposite from Jack McFarland.

I think the worst thing you could ever do is label comedy. I'm a fan of the broadness of Lucille Ball, the subtlety of Peter Sellers and the oddballness of Fred Armisen and the wittiness of Marty Short. I'm a fan of all of it, and I want to do all of it.

We learn our lessons only when we are ready.

I listened to George Carlin when I was a kid and knew every word of his routines.