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I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wan

I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to play the role. But in truth I didnt think the show would be such a success. OK, I thought it would fail. Not because it was bad. I was confident it was good, but plenty of good things just sort of wither on the vine. – Hugh Laurie

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My dad gave me my first bike at 16. I soon fell off and was in a wheelchair for weeks. I havent fallen since. – Hugh Laurie

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I dont have a single complete show or movie or anything else that I could look at and say, Nailed that one. But endless dissatisfaction is, I suppose, what gets us out of bed in the morning. – Hugh Laurie

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I just read an 800-page history of the Scottish Enlightenment and, honestly, I may as well just start it again now, because I cannot remember a single thing. I can barely remember where Scotland is. – Hugh Laurie

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