Greg Poehler Quotes

Being performers, that's what we do: We put on shows and want people to watch.

I'd love to do movies and be on TV. But I think if I transitioned into TV/film completely, I would really miss singing and dancing. It would be ideal to be cast in a movie musical!

Maybe I just wasn't a show-biz type. I didn't miss performing at all.

I've always wanted to be a singer and an actor. I will continue to concentrate on both because I love both.

The decision as to why a show makes it has to do with politics and money.

I want to direct, write, produce... y'know, I love the entertainment industry.

I just wanted to be in show business. I didn't care if I was going to be an actor or a magician or what. Comedy was a point of the least resistance, really. And on the simplest level, I loved comedy.

I actually may do a musical next year... not one that I've written; one that I may star in. Plus my concert and other people's work and all of a sudden you've got a very full life.

I definitely want to continue acting and performing.

I want to go on TV to perform. I'm not conceited, but I am good at what I do. It's just the vehicles are not there anymore.

If I live to be 90, and I'm planning to, I'll always love performing for a live audience.

I hate to say it as a pejorative term, but I work for the Hollywood system for the most part.

I got very addicted to performing. I just want to do that more.

I always thought it'd be cool to portray these certain things, make people feel a certain way. I was kind of fascinated with that, but I wasn't the type to do acting school or theater. I didn't have the best views of Hollywood, so it wasn't something that I was going to try and pursue.

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

To be in the wonderful world of entertainment, you have to be optimistic.

I could sell my own TV show, but I couldn't get it made.

I will continue to do TV so long as I get to prove my acting prowess.

I started out in this business in rock and roll bands and stumbled into drag. Drag just happened to be my vehicle for my creativity. So, you know, it's afforded me the opportunity to create new shows, to make music.

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

It's true that in show business, a lot of times a producer will just not ever be there, not even be aware that a show is renewed or canceled.

You can call us what you want, but at the end of the day, we're entertainers.

I could see myself being on a TV show, but I think touring is something I'll always do.

The next RuPaul is an actor, a singer, a personality, not someone who can just get up at a bar. So I'm looking to do all those things.

I like entertaining people. I like being on stage. I like being in the life. This is what I do. This is the only thing I know how to do besides rob people and fight. Even when I was robbing people, I was entertaining them. But that's just what I love doing.