Piano was - well, all musical instruments were taught in this very rigid, formal, classical method when I was young.
Hugh LaurieIt's a basic truth of the human condition that everybody lies. The only variable is about what.
Hugh LaurieTo be a head boy, you have to be very clever, you have to be a scholar, and I was never a scholar in any shape or form.
Hugh LaurieThere's an undeniable pleasure in stepping into an open-top sports car driven by a beautiful woman. It feels like you're climbing into a metaphor.
Hugh LaurieHumility was a cult in my family. I only got it out of my father by accident when he was very old that he had won an Olympic gold medal.
Hugh LaurieI do have a huge problem, a huge problem. In fact, worse than watching is hearing. I cannot stand to hear my own voice. When it's coming out of my mouth right now it sounds fantastically interesting to me. It's rich in light and shade, it goes up and down. But when I hear it either on TV or even on someone's answering machine, I just sound like I've had half my brain removed.
Hugh Laurie