Brian May Quotes

It's pretty hard to make out what's going to be a commercial success and what's not.

A lot of things people see as innovative are faddish and fleeting, and I'm simply telling you, staying power like broadcasting has is more important in the end than the latest app you can download.

Queen has taken the all of our time for last four or five years, you know.

Everything's a risk, by the way, these days. Every film you make is a risk. There's no guarantee.

Celebrity these days is completely for sale; it's not remotely mysterious. But there's something that remains glamorous and mysterious about royalty.

There were times when I was working three jobs at one time, and I was still auditioning just to make ends meet, and I was hoping that something was going to come through. Especially after you have two degrees, standing solid through the process is sometimes the hardest part because there is no guarantee.

Like the other great revolutions, an environmental revolution will require sacrifices and lead to enormous gains. It, too, will change the face of the land and human institutions, hierarchies, self-definitions, cultures. It will take centuries. If it happens. There is no guarantee, of course.

Money may kindle, but it cannot by itself, and for very long, burn.

You can have a lot of unhappiness by not having money, but the reverse is no guarantee of happiness.

One always hopes that you're going to have influence and staying power, but you never know.

I wanted so badly to have a backup plan for when I'm not performing anymore. Let's be realistic: it's not going to be like this forever.

None of us know what is going to sell or what people want to read.

I’d like to be a queen of people’s hearts ... but I don’t see myself being Queen of this country.

Wellington is the King of England. O'Connell is King of Ireland, and I am only the Dean of Windsor

Just because something is working today doesn't mean it will work forever.

Running a fashion business takes the heart of a good gambler. You're always dealing with new things. And there's no guarantee that anything new is going to be successful.

I'm a bit like the Queen in that I don't carry much cash.

If I get a lucky win, it is difficult to sustain that over time, so we have to maintain a style.

It is inevitable that popularity will fade. That's why I must always be prepared. I don't want a meteoric rise in popularity. I want to be an actor who can quickly get back on my feet after a fall. If I want to have a long-term career in acting, I must be careful about the choices I make.

Knopf is solidly profitable, and that is how I intend to keep it.

There's a lot of bands that blow up quickly, but then they die quickly. Longevity is the healthy thing; that's the pursuit.

I don't think you last very well in this business if you're trendy because trends come and go.

I love this business. Here today, gone, gone tomorrow. I was real gone for a while.

I don't want to be the next hottest thing, I want longevity.

In my business, you could be making money one day, and the next day you could be serving up burgers at McDonald's. So if you want to be able to stay on top of your game, you've got to keep with it.