Kurt Braunohler Quotes

You have to have a big ego in this world to propel yourself in front of the cameras, to sit behind the microphone, to believe that you can entertain millions of people.

I always had the idea that I wanted to perform. I love being the center of attention - and I always love talking about myself.

I don't think that just because you go on stage you are an exhibitionist.

There's a degree of narcissism involved in anything in show business. I mean, you can't do it without a healthy ego. Why would you want anybody to listen to you?

To be an entertainer, you gotta be a little gutsy, a little egotistical, so you have to pull back sometimes when people say, 'Well, he's stuck-up.' 'Stuck-up' is only another word for self-conscious.

The mind starts to do things that you didn't even realize it could do. I suppose it's the manipulation. I suppose it's the sense of power, the center of attention, and the me-ism. And performers have to have that.

You just don't wake up one morning and say, 'I'm going to be a talker. I'm going to be a braggart.' It's something you achieve over the years, and you get better at it. Obviously, I've gotten pretty good at it.

I love playing in the spotlight... I feel like that's motivation for everyone.

I don't really feel any different when I get up on stage.

Onstage I have a natural chutzpa that audiences like. I'm out there.

I don't think I'd be a very good talk show host. I mean, I'm very talkative but I don't know if I could do that all the time.

So you don't have to take us too seriously; I mean, we're already intimidating enough on stage.

I'm a natural ham. It doesn't bother me to perform.

I'm pretty straightforward as a performer, but I do have a bit of a diva in me.

I've got to be comfortable when I'm on stage.

I was the worst game show host that ever lived, and I knew it.

I guess I'm a born ham.

I know I'm not much on face value, but when it comes to stage value, I'll deliver for you.

When I'm on stage, that's me. It's blown up, but that's me.

I am a little bit of an egomaniac. I like being in front of the camera, so I take advantage of it when I can.

Every time I go on stage, it's like a first date. I put on my best clothes, shave, and get as handsome as I can. Then I say the cutest things I know to say, and I become the very best Bill Medley I can be because I want to win my date over. My audience is the date that I want to impress every time.

It would be nonsense to try to suggest that somebody who tried to rouse 2,000 people to their feet - which is what I used to do at conference - doesn't have any element of exhibitionism about them.

Ever since I was a little kid, I loved being the centre of attention. I think it's part of the reason why I loved skating. You're literally in a fishbowl. You're in the middle of the ice by yourself, and the world is watching.

I'm really articulate when I do my thing - when I speak on the mic, when I do interviews. I'm a colorful personality.

You need the trash talk, and I'm an entertainer. I don't care if I look positive or not.