Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by John Michael Higgins

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actor John Michael Higgins.

Last updated on September 18, 2024.

John Michael Higgins is an American actor and comedian whose film credits include Christopher Guest's mockumentaries, the role of David Letterman in HBO's The Late Shift and a starring role in the American version of Kath & Kim. He portrayed Peter Lovett in the TV Land original sitcom Happily Divorced and provided the voice of Iknik Blackstone Varrick in The Legend of Korra and Mini-Max in Big Hero 6: The Series. He also starred in the NBC sitcom Great News as Chuck Pierce for two seasons. Since 2018 he has hosted the game show America Says, which earned him a 2019 Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Game Show Host, though he lost to Alex Trebek.

American - Actor | Born: February 12, 1963

Source: Wikipedia

People who can dance and sing are often very good at comedy.

John Michael Higgins

I was a stage actor for 20 years or so; I was leading men in classical things. 'Shakespeare,' you know. And now, I never play leading men. I'm that kamikaze comic that comes from the left, turns the table over, and leaves, or the hyper-intelligent yuppie scumbag if it's a drama.

John Michael Higgins

I do miss sometimes being onstage, because when I do film and television, it's usually so brief and funny.

John Michael Higgins

Comedy has to do with holding and releasing tension; it's very technical. It's more technical than drama.

John Michael Higgins

That's how I relax. I love singing with my castmates.

John Michael Higgins

I can't tell you why I keep getting asked to play gay characters, but I never really considered 'gay' as an adjective, as a playable thing. Maybe it's an element of the character, but it just describes a preference.

John Michael Higgins

I'm not a huge fan of improv theater or improv sports or whatever, because it still just looks like a tool. It looks like a technique to me.

John Michael Higgins

I'm a Navy brat. You find that a lot of stage actors are Army or Navy brats, because they have the ability to make a big impression, make friends, and then leave just a few months later.

John Michael Higgins

My parents were not at all backstage parents. We had none of that in the family. It was just very clear right away that I was an actor, even from 4 years old. I've never waited a table. I taught some - I'll teach classes in improv or Shakespeare, but there's some motor in me that needs to do that.

John Michael Higgins

An actor stands in front of a camera onstage, and he controls time and space for the audience. He tells them how long this will take, where to look, when to look, what to think about it. And good performers should be able to do their part with the sound off.

John Michael Higgins

Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by John Michael Higgins

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