David Harbour Quotes

David Harbour

Profession : Actor

Birth : April 10, 1975

With a lot of projects, you never know if it's going to be executed properly. And also, you never know if people are going to respond to it.

David Harbour

I did a movie with Jamie Foxx that was kind of action, and, you know, Jim Hopper's a little bit action; he does throw a good punch.

David Harbour

Some people get very successful for something they're very cynical about - like Alec Guinness in 'Star Wars.' He thought it was ridiculous. Whereas for me, I'm so proud of 'Stranger Things.' I'm so proud of everyone's work in it. And it's become so successful. So for those two to meet is incredible.

David Harbour

One of my impulses in acting has always to make people feel less alone.

David Harbour

I tend to find that movies have become so slick that I have trouble identifying with the characters.

David Harbour

When I was in 8th grade, I saw Branagh's 'Henry V' in the Paris Theater, and it changed my life.

David Harbour

When that Twitter account came out, @HopperDancingTo, and they put me to all these different songs, I thought that's pretty much one of the funniest things I've ever seen. I watched that for a couple hours straight, him dancing to George Michael and all these stupid songs.

David Harbour

I'm always fascinated emotionally in the moment that someone pulls a gun, even a cop. That action - I don't know that I, personally, as a human being, could do it.

David Harbour

The fact that I got famous and became a sex symbol around my normal, frumpy, love-handled self is so gratifying - and, dare I say, culturally gratifying as well.

David Harbour

What makes someone sexy in my mind is who they are. It's not necessarily how they look.

David Harbour

All I've ever wanted to do as an actor was move people.

David Harbour

That's all I've ever wanted to do is to feel like what you're doing moves someone, and that ultimately, maybe they can make a different choice in their life that may be better, right?

David Harbour

I'm normally a pretty loquacious, kind of fun person.

David Harbour

I don't want to do procedural: I want to do longform.

David Harbour

The one thing I can say about the 'Stranger Things' cast that I don't often feel when I do television and movies is that every single actor on that show that I've interacted with is a good-hearted person.

David Harbour

As much as I can, I like to curate the information the people know personally about me.

David Harbour

I try to keep it separate as I can, but also, I'm not going to live my life in complete privacy. If I'm feeling something, I'm going to live my life. I will not hide things.

David Harbour

It was always my dream to be a New York theater actor. I never thought I was pretty enough to be on camera.

David Harbour