John Benjamin Hickey Quotes

You can't really live in the past because the present is always present.

I was shooting the third season of 'The Big C' and doing 'The Normal Heart' at the same time on Broadway, and I thought, 'I'll never do anything as difficult as this.'

We all have competitive relationships with our siblings.

I think so many doors have been opened for the gay community as far as the dangers and horrors of HIV. There is so much more out-ness now.

So much of male heterosexual comedy can be steeped in a gay panic. A lot of juvenile comedy is predicated on that.

Nobody wants to hear an actor complain about too much work - especially other actors.

One of the great joys of being an actor is you get to go back to school.

Actually caffeine is too hard on my system. I'm a delicate boy from Plano, Texas.

I remember when I was doing 'The Crucible' on Broadway with Laura Linney, and Arthur Miller had been in rehearsal with us and was on stage on opening night. She turned to me during the curtain call and said, 'Let's make sure we remember this.'

I think, at the end of the day, if you're a good actor, then you're a good actor.

There's an amazing documentary, 'The Day After Trinity,' which is crazy good.

After you do a play like 'The Normal Heart,' it's hard to find something you feel so passionate about.