Top 25 Tony Hale Quotes

I’m doing ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks.’ I get to play the bad guy. That’s a nice change of pace.

But I will say that Harve Presnell… he was one of those guys who, when you’re standing in a room with him… he’s such an older masculine force that I remember thinking, ‘Wow, his voice makes me sound like Pee-Wee Herman.’

There are things that can only be said with a good string of cussing. I’m definitely fond of a few choice words. They say things that nothing else can say. Gotta love it.

The only bipartisan place in D.C. is Brooks Brothers.

And you know, whether it’s drama or comedy, the best work is based on truth. It’s just that, with comedy, the circumstances are just crazy-heightened, and you have these crazy things thrown at you. But you still have to do it truthfully, because that’s where the humor comes from. So it’s not that difficult to cross over.

The Eisenhower Building – the furniture is mismatched; everything is just bad decor and bad quality. Everybody’s looking down at their Blackberry. It’s a really frantic, mismatched environment. But on the exterior, it’s this whitewashed, gorgeous building. It’s a fascinating contrast.

Even if a kid doesn’t go into acting or the arts like I did, some kids need that environment to find themselves and find what they love to do.

I guess I just do ’emasculated’ and ‘meek’ very well.

There’s a reason why I do anxious characters – it comes from a lot of personal anxiety. The great thing is, having that history, it’s really fun to bring that into the characters… and play with it.

What would be a show that I would rescue? If I could bring anything back, it would be ‘The Carol Burnett Show’. Tim Conway is just… I just watched him so many times do stuff over and over. He’s just so amazing.

I’m sounding like Oprah, but if you’re not practicing contentment where you are now, you’re not getting contentment when you get what you want.

I remember kids in high school and middle school who – I was kind of an insecure mess – I think there were those kids who really stepped out and paid attention to the kids that weren’t as popular, and I see those kids as leaders.

I remember when I was watching ‘Lost,’ which I loved. I didn’t know what was going on, but I still loved it.

I always admire people who do commercials because they have to put together a beginning, a middle, and an end in 30 seconds.

Personally, I have struggled with anxiety in my history, so I think maybe anxiety or worrying about the future came naturally.

If a D.C. event doesn’t have crab cakes, it’s low-rent and you need to flee.

I think anytime in someone’s faith journey, my faith journey also, you go through doubting… I think you kind of have to go through that, honestly, just to ask the tough questions… I mean, life is crazy, and to know that, honestly, a loving God is walking through it with me is very comforting for me.

I don’t think this business encourages you to be present. This is a business that’s always pushing you to think about your next thing.

I was a creative kid; I wasn’t really into sports, and sports in the South are a pretty big deal. It’s like a religion down there.

I think, probably like a lot of people, I kind of root for the underdog.

My family was very supportive of whatever I wanted because my grandfather was an opera singer. My dad’s dad. So my dad has an appreciation for the arts, and he let me choose my own path.

I didn’t act at all in college.

What’s fascinating about D.C., the exteriors are these elaborate structures, this gorgeous architecture and beautiful stonework, and then you go inside and it’s crap-looking – apart from the White House, which is beautiful.

A lot of times, you feel like you’re walking on eggshells in a creative environment, because everyone’s having to watch out for egos so much of the time.

There’s a little mourning process when you leave a show.