Hugh Laurie 'wants House to end with a bang'

[Brian Damage]

Hugh Laurie has revealed that he wants House to end with a "bang".

The actor explained that he does not want the show to finish yet but told Parade that when it does, he wants all of the loose ends to be tied up.

"We don't talk about when we'll pack it in," he said. "But when the time comes, I think it would be good to have sort of a clean finish rather than just sort of trailing off. I'd like to go out with a bang, not a whimper."

Laurie added that he still enjoys his role on the show, explaining: "House is a character I still am fascinated by. I think that's part of an actor's job, to love the character you play. I would be foolish not to go the distance playing him, however far that may be.

"House is tough on his patients and tough on his co-workers but he's pursuing something that I think is rather noble. He is pursuing the truth - scientific truth and emotional truth."

Laurie also joked that he likes representing House's difficult personality.

"I know a lot of people think he's often a jerk," he said. "I don't know why I portray that so convincingly. I suppose there's a big jerk inside of me. There must be. That's the only explanation. Although I must say, most people think I'm a pretty nice guy.

"Anyway, there are all sorts of aspects to House that I feel very sympathetic toward. He's a complicated man so I can't just dismiss him as a jerk."

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[Miss Lisa]

I would like House to have a great ending, but somehow I odn't quite see that as possible since Lucas came back into the show. Now it seems to be going through what I call the MASH effect. The show started out funny, then exchanged some characters and changed the cast a few times and now instead of being more funny than dramatic, its now more dramatic than funny. I hope the show gets better next season, it really is a good show and deserves to be more well written.