Top 30 Quotes & Sayings by David Burtka

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Last updated on December 22, 2024.

David Michael Burtka is an American actor and professional chef. He is known for his acting roles in theatre and television shows such as How I Met Your Mother and The Play About the Baby. After his role on How I Met Your Mother, Burtka gained media attention for dating Neil Patrick Harris, whom he later married in 2014.

American - Actor | Born: May 29, 1975

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I think there's something to be said for being at home with your family and having all the things you like around you. I think my kids would say the same.

David Burtka

It's really great to get your kids involved in the kitchen. Not only will they have an appreciation for food, but their palates will expand.

David Burtka

I love getting anything homemade - anything that's from the heart. If you can make or craft your own something, that always goes above and beyond, like, a candle - which is great, but if it's homemade, that's so much better for me.

David Burtka

I always have poached shrimp and blanched vegetables on hand.

David Burtka

Neil and I have always been big fans of drag, emerging theater, and anything that is really 'out there' in terms of performance.

David Burtka

Life for me in Los Angeles required medication. I spent nine years being sad and down in the dumps. L.A. doesn't work with my chemistry.

David Burtka

Room service is a hard thing to pay for. That's, like, oatmeal for $12? That makes me mad.

David Burtka

The problem - not problem, but main thing - for me has been adjusting my kids... Four-year-old twins! I'm waking up in the morning for rehearsal, taking them to school, and then having to go to rehearsal - trying to do a 15-minute warm-up, even on the subway.

David Burtka

People under-salt their food, and they think it's bland, but salt brings out flavor.

David Burtka

A relationship is work, and it changes. And you go with the changes. It's more good times than bad times, but it's not always good. You have to overcome those issues and move on.

David Burtka

As a chef, I like to be totally prepared. I'm so big on lists. I love lists.

David Burtka

I'm emotional, so if I see something I like, that's it, and I want it.

David Burtka

Working with Sam Mendes was a dream come true. He's unbelievable as a director.

David Burtka

It's been a long road. A humble Dearborn beginning. Secretary mom, dad teaching handicapped children. Working for what they had. Eventually, I moved to L.A. but, not good for me, I felt rejected. So I stopped acting and, needing to feel good inside, became a chef.

David Burtka

I'm happy ever since stepping back to New York.

David Burtka

Being back in New York is so exciting!

David Burtka

My face couldn't play Jewish.

David Burtka

I hate getting flowers. I can't stand when I get a bouquet of flowers, because I have to stop what I do, cut the flowers, put them in a vase - if you're going to bring flowers, bring them in a vase already!

David Burtka

My kids are crazy eaters. They have incredible palates.

David Burtka

I ended up breaking with my boyfriend, and a week later, Neil and I had a date. We started hanging out every single night, and after three months, it was just non-stop. We talk on the phone at least eight times a day and text at least 25 times a day. He's my lifeline in an amazing way. Without him, I can't breathe.

David Burtka

The kids are really great at baking cupcakes, cookies, of course - that kind of stuff - but I love delegating responsibilities for dinner so you have them picking herbs, or I have plastic knives for them so they're learning sort of how to chop. It's pretty great.

David Burtka

I don't love being thought of as Neil's barnacle. It's a strange shadow to follow.

David Burtka

I'm pro Instagramming... but sometimes it's annoying if I'm really hungry.

David Burtka

I always thought that family was the most important thing in life, and no matter what I do, whether being a chef or an actor or a dancer, being a dad is what I do best.

David Burtka

In every relationship, you have to be a team.

David Burtka

I'm a chef, so I really like knowing where my food is coming from.

David Burtka

I've always wanted to do a cabaret.

David Burtka

I am a different person in NYC. My energy is way different. I just make sense here.

David Burtka

The first three years was our honeymoon period. Then you settle into the relationship, and it morphs into just living, breathing. It becomes more comfortable, but it becomes a necessity - something you can't give up, like an addict.

David Burtka

Sometimes funerals can be good. It reunites you with your cousins you haven't seen in a while.

David Burtka

Top 30 Quotes & Sayings by David Burtka

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