Mar.11.2008 Hugh Laurie loves Vicodin, hates House
I kind of really don’t give a shit about House but I found this article amusing so whatever, what am I, going to be picky about what I write about? Why start now?
Not that he’s been labeled a realistic Method actor before, but Hugh Laurie admits he attempted to get closer to the character he portrays on House — by experimenting with Vicodin, the strong painkiller to which Dr. Gregory House is addicted.
“I wouldn’t recommend it — we have to be careful,” Laurie, 48, tells Britain’s Radio Times magazine, “But then again … if you’re not in pain it gives a floaty, pleasurable feeling.”
Laurie, renown as a perfectionist, says he’s unhappy with his Golden Globe-winning performance of the grumpy medic — especially his American accent — and isn’t sure how much longer the series will continue.
“I’m hugely surprised House survives. The odds are against you in this competitive business; wolves snap at your heels. It’s hard to say if I’m pleased with the show,” he says.
“I don’t watch regularly. I avert my eyes when my children have it on. I hate seeing myself, but it’s even worse hearing my American accent … I had no idea I sound so retarded, a dull monotone, full of clunking mistakes.”
If there’s one thing I support, it’s pissing on the show that made you a household name in America. Fucking arrogant Brits. Or is he being humble? Fucking vague Brits.
And big whoop he took Vicodin to research the role. I took Vicodin to research a role too. That role: Me being fucked up on Vicodin. It was a real stretch for me as a character in an indie movie that may or may not have existed (who knows? I was hopped up on Vicodin). It was the best role of my career though. Never have I felt so…swimmy. And my portrayal of a man breaking someone’s leg so that I could take them to the hospital and steal more Vicodin was even more soul-stirring. God I’m a great actor.
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