Neil Patrick Harris was reluctant about the idea of equal pay for all the HIMYM stars.

Neil Patrick Harris made a big name for himself after starring in CBS's How I Met Your Mother. His role as Barney Stinson contributed significantly to the sitcom's huge success. Although the series primarily focused on how Ted Mosby met his wife, Harris' character was an integral part of the series' humor and tone.

How I Met Your Mother had an iconic and huge cast that made the show so memorable. It featured a very prominent group of friends with Josh Radnor's Ted Mosby, Harris' Barney, Cobie Smulders' Robin Scherbatsky, Jason Segel's Marshall Eriksen and Alyson Hannigan's Lily Aldrin. They also received huge paychecks for their roles. But Harris later went on to admit that he didn't think the entire cast deserved to earn the same amount.

Even before joining How I Met Your Mother, Neil Patrick Harris was a major name in television after his starring role in the medical sitcom, Doogie Howser, MD. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe for the series. HIMYM elevated his career more because fans loved him as Barney Stinson and knew that no one could ever do the role better than him.