Top 35 Simon Helberg Quotes

I think that everybody is kind of a nerd at heart.

I guess I get really obsessive or passionate about things.

I’m obviously more known for being on television, and that’s where most people see me.

I thought it was going to be a hut in Topanga and Janis Joplin was going to come out, but it’s a real doctor… I went to Beverly Hills to meet this midwife; you’d think they’d be in nature.

Personally, I’m not into ‘Star Trek’ or physics or comic books, but I know I might be in the minority.

I’d say I’m really, really good for a 16-year-old, which is where I peaked. I’m impressive, but not classically trained, not a concert pianist.

My mom is a casting director, which is pretty awesome.

I think there’s a freedom in freeing yourself of the baggage of ability.

Working with the Coens was a dream come true.

When I was young, I believe I met Nicolas Cage. I think I was probably eight, and I remember seeing him at somebody’s house – it was an event, and he happened to be there.

As an actor, you always want to root for your characters.

Every time we do anything artistic, the way it’s perceived is always going to be different from the way that we had intended it to be because it’s subjective.

Surprise is a huge element in acting.

I do have sometimes a difficult time watching myself.

I’m happy to try on as many characters as I can.

I try to act with my whole body and, for better or worse, this is the face that’s attached to it.

When I decided I wanted to be an actor in high school, I really went into improv. I took classes at The Groundlings. I studied acting. Did sketch comedy in L.A.

We’re going to do a natural birth. At first she was like, ‘We should do it at home,’ and I said, ‘Look, either way, when you go into labor, I will be checking into a hospital… so if you want to come along, come along.

I’m married, so I tend not to hit on every girl.

I watched a lot of ‘I Love Lucy.’ Then I went to college, and I didn’t watch TV, really. I don’t know: something happened after ‘Friends’ went off the air. I think something dipped in the whole sitcom world.

Failing passionately is a success in its own right.

I am fairly physically aware and agile, and I imbue that into the characters I play.

Stephen Frears is brilliant and has made movies that inspired me for my whole life.

I walked into the wrong examination room. I’m bad enough at facial recognition… I saw more that day than I cared to. Fortunately, I didn’t recognize her from that angle, whoever it was, and I didn’t ask. I’m off to a rocky start on the road to fatherhood, but I got a free view.

I actually struggled through teaching myself to cook because I’m completely ignorant in the kitchen. So I did really macho things like trying to make my own curry. Really hardcore stuff.

Playing piano well is one thing, but attempting to play at concert level accompanying Meryl Streep while Stephen Frears is filming you in front of hundreds of people is – well – psychotic.

I generally don’t feel the need to do more research than is necessary to play the part for me, to inform me.

As actors, we tend to usually have some issues with self-esteem and some need for validation, and it takes awhile for that fear of not having a job to go away.

Working is a bonus; working on something you love is a bonus, and getting to do it for a long time is the ultimate.

I don’t think Hollywood respects multi-camera television. Well, I don’t think they disrespect it, but I don’t think it gets respect for its artistry.

When you see someone putting themselves out there, particularly when you see someone is failing and failing so passionately, it brings up this bittersweet connection to our mortality.

I’ve learned over time that human beings tend to want to do more than they have the courage to do or that the social contract will allow them to do.

Getting to know where we come from is a really profound way of getting to look at who we are.

I grew up around the business quite a bit; I saw a little bit of the underbelly of it.

My parents tried to convince me that school won’t always be there, but auditions will. I said, ‘Really? Are they tearing down NYU?’