Hugh Laurie doesn’t think he’s funny.
Speaking to Parade magazine, the House star — who is also known for his comic touch in shows such as Blackadder and A Bit of Fry and Laurie — insists he’s not all that humorous.
“See, I don’t think of myself as funny,” he said. “I think of myself as rather grave, actually. And I’m suspicious of fun. I never quite know what that is or how to deal with it or how to generate it. That’s my fault. I know it’s a burden on the people I’m with. It’s tiresome.”
Laurie also admitted his big fear is being embarrassed.
“I’m reasonably easygoing,” he said.
“Messing up my lines or making a fool of myself is where you find my fears.
“Like a lot of English people, I’m prey to embarrassment – the dread that everyone’s sort of sniggering at you, that you’re going to look like an idiot.
“I think that sort of halts us all.”
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