Bret Easton Ellis Quotes

I'm a complete and utter busker.

Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.

I was just a folk singer. I cut my teeth on the streets, you know.

I started off as a juggler. I used to do a half-hour show on the weekends to make money as a kid. Then I went to Cleveland, Ohio in 1983 to the international jugglers competition junior division and came second. So that was my first job, being a juggler.

The best thing I ever learned from my dad was he knew he wasn't the best of singers, but he always knew he was a great entertainer, and I always thought that was a good concept to bring along, that ultimately acting is an entertainment art and you have to be aware of the fact that you want people to be excited to be watching you.

I could have become a mime or a juggler, but I became a singer-songwriter instead.

I was a street performer for two years.

I used to be a street singer in San Francisco.

I started performing in 1950 at the age of 16 when I joined the Burton Lester's Midgets as a performer. Shortly after, I became a DJ with Mecca Organization before joining Billy Smart's Circus as a clown and shadow Ringmaster.

I'd stand on the side of the road when I was just a little girl singing on trash cans. People would roll down their windows saying, 'Isn't she cute'. I had a vivid imagination. I always pretended it was some big stage.

When I was little, I had concerts on the subway, and old ladies came up to me like, 'You are so good!'

I'm one of the most popular cabaret performers, and I don't sing a note. And nobody expects me to sing.

I don't busk any more because it's gotten too dangerous.

I'm an entertainer - that's what I do.

I've resigned myself to the fact that the world needs clowns, too, and I was born to be one of them. And it is an important role in our society to play.

Busking is the essence of what I do. It's made everything possible.

My father was an entertainer. This is, of course, one of the most marked and enduring manifestations.

Some players out there don't really interact with the crowd - they're really serious - but I think it's part of my personality as well. I go out there, and I like to entertain. I like to put on a bit of a show.

I can’t believe this night. I was supposed to be applauded and instead, I’m ruined. I swear to God in heaven if I ever see that man again, I will commit murder. (Tory) Well, if you need help moving the body, you know where Kim and I live. (Pam)

It was moving, but so absurd that I nearly laughed out loud. I imagined a new line of Hallmark cards: "Thank you for not killing my boyfriend, even if it risks killing you.

Bring me the head of Elton John . . . which is one instance in which meat would not be murder, if it were served on a plate.

Kim Coates is really funny. He's a blast. If you have to get beaten up and tortured, he's a good guy to get tortured by.

I'm gonna be a new kind of clown. I'm gonna stand in the middle of the ring and laugh at the folks.

The rifleman's stalking the sick and the lame, preacherman seeks the same, who'll get there first is uncertain.

Improv is what helped me overcome the anxiety that I was feeling sometimes. It's the thing that pushes me to be present, and to keep moving through all of the what-ifs that go through my mind.