Hugh Laurie Hates Watching Himself
HUGH Laurie hates the sound of his own voice.
The House star admits he often watches his programs with the sound down because he drives himself mad.
“I hate watching myself on screen,” he says. “Worst of all is hearing myself. I’d rather see myself with the sound down actually.
“Actually no, even that’s not good. I’ve never liked my voice. I don’t think anyone ever likes hearing their own voice.”
Laurie — who earned $10 million from June 1, 2008 to June 1, 2009, according to Forbes — revealed earlier this year that he’d never return to the stage after he was driven to despair after appearing in the West End production of Gasping in the 1990s.
“I couldn’t do it again,” he said. “I actually started to have out-of-body experiences and it was really very frightening.
“I would sort of lean my body and float around the upper circle and sit next to people and eat their crisps. It was really strange.
“It was actually quite frightening. I really did think I was losing my mind. I just thought this is what stage actors do — this is something you have to go through. It isn’t normal — it can’t be normal.”
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