David Pierce
David Pierce
acted loved
I had always acted for fun, and I wanted to do that. I really didn't have the talent. I loved to play, but that's a whole different level.
attributes character draw whatever
I consciously or subconsciously draw on whatever attributes are most appropriate to the character and just heighten them.
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I do know that if you're able to laugh in a situation, it means you have perspective on the situation... that you're not swallowed up by it. On some level, you can keep your head above water enough to see the humor in something. Being able to have a sense of humor in dark times is an indication that you can make it.
homage large rock time
I did a big movie this summer, during my hiatus. That's really the time when I can do anything where I have a large part. That was Down With Love, an homage to the Rock Hudson-Doris Day films.
deep happens playing respond strange
There's a very strange transference that happens in playing brothers. We just respond to each other in a very deep way.
challenge curse finding good looking scripts
The curse of being on Frasier is the challenge of finding writing that's that good in any other medium. I've been looking at scripts for two years.
academy given greatest honor
The greatest honor the Academy has ever given me,
bite cheeks discovered funnier joke laugh line realized value waiting
I was waiting in line to go into the cafeteria, and I told a joke to someone and realized that it was funnier if I didn't laugh when I told the joke. I actually had to bite my cheeks to keep from laughing. That's when I first discovered for myself the value of deadpan.
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Both my parents had a strong influence on my sense of humor and my ending up in this profession. They both had terrific and very different senses of humor. Mom had a very dry, deadpan sense of humor. My Dad has a very wet, anything-goes kind of humor. He tends toward the wild and crazy.
character definitely huge piece sitting wonderful
It's very humbling. As you're sitting there, watching, and the character does some wonderful thing, you think, 'Oh that was good.' But it wasn't me. It was them. They did that. It is definitely being a piece of a huge puzzle.
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So much of good comedy is timing and being able to hear the music of a line and the rhythm of a joke. I think that's why a lot of the best comedians have some sort of musical instincts. That's one reason why Kelsey and I work so well together. He's also a musician.