Well, I think that everybody is kind of a nerd at heart. Simon Helberg More Quotes by Simon Helberg More Quotes From Simon Helberg I was like, I can't believe I get to be in a scene with Meryl Streep [in Florence Foster Jenkins]! And then I was like, but why do I have to play Chopin? It's already going to be intimidating. Simon Helberg florenceplaybelieve I always honestly dreamed of coming to Second City in Chicago, although I've never even been there to see a show. But I did a ton of sketch comedy at the Second City in LA, which (at the time, in a different location) wasn't really a theater, it was just a space where you took some classes. Simon Helberg spacecitiesclass I did not want to be the accompanist to an operatic star. But I was at a very high level for a 16-year-old, and I maintained that. So really good, but more impressive than classically trained. So I had to take a crash course in classical technique because I really wanted to get away with playing this character [in Florence Foster Jenkins] without people saying, "That's not really accurate." Simon Helberg starscharacteryears I looked at the job of piano accompanist. It's a selfless position and generally they are odd people, according to opera singers I talked to. Just like everybody else, they want more from their life, but now their job is to make others shine. Simon Helberg pianojobspeople It's not really about confidence. It's just something that isn't really in the vocabulary of what goes on at work. The writers write and the actors act. Simon Helberg vocabularyactorswriting Everybody has something now. It's become very over-saturated, and it's hard to weed out what's good, what you should watch and what you have time to watch. And Twitter was much less crowded, at the time, and it was an easier way to reach people. So, the combination of having a great video, a lot more access to people through Twitter, and having Kickstarter be this new thing in. We tapped into it, at its inception, and got people interested in it just based on the concept of what Kickstarter was. The timing was right. Simon Helberg weedwatchespeople It was like in the film, when I was actually doing a take and wasn't quite sure of the context, and then in the completed film it works beautifully.In the end I didn't know why I felt so shitty doing it, and why it turns out great in the final product. I guess you have to live in that unknown. Simon Helberg finalsfilmends There's no real escape from the work, but in some ways, if you're as obsessive as I am, it's a sweet little thing we've figured out. You bring your work home and you work 24 hours a day, but it's good. Simon Helberg realhomesweet Meryl Streep is so brilliant is because she is so human, and aware as a performer. Simon Helberg brilliantperformershumans Im married, so I tend not to hit on every girl. Simon Helberg every-girlmarriedgirl I wouldn't wear turtlenecks. That I'm not envious of. But who knows? I might sneak out a few things and hope and pray that no one says, 'Hey, didn't you wear that when you were playing an enormous geek on TV?' Simon Helberg heytvsmight I actually struggled through teaching myself to cook because I'm completely ignorant in the kitchen. So I did really macho things like trying to make my own curry. Really hardcore stuff. Simon Helberg kitchenignorantteaching Working is a bonus; working on something you love is a bonus, and getting to do it for a long time is the ultimate. Simon Helberg youtimelove-islove I don't believe I'll be in the new 'Arrested Development' unless they ask me, in which case, okay! That's how easy I am to get. Simon Helberg i-amnewmebelieve Being an accompanist is very selfless in many ways because you're really just trying to elevate the singer and help them shine, ultimately. Simon Helberg shineyouselflesstrying I do have sometimes a difficult time watching myself. Simon Helberg myselfdifficulttimesometimes I grew up surrounded by sketch comedy. Simon Helberg surroundedsketchupcomedy We're going to do a natural birth. At first she was like, 'We should do it at home,' and I said, 'Look, either way, when you go into labor, I will be checking into a hospital... so if you want to come along, come along. Simon Helberg lookyouhomeway I thought it was going to be a hut in Topanga and Janis Joplin was going to come out, but it's a real doctor... I went to Beverly Hills to meet this midwife; you'd think they'd be in nature. Simon Helberg doctorthinkyounature I walked into the wrong examination room. I'm bad enough at facial recognition... I saw more that day than I cared to. Fortunately, I didn't recognize her from that angle, whoever it was, and I didn't ask. I'm off to a rocky start on the road to fatherhood, but I got a free view. Simon Helberg roadviewdaybad
