Regis Philbin Quotes

They had an opening. You know, it was one of those deals. I auditioned and got it in '93.

'America's Got Talent' has really opened a lot of doors for me. I want to do a lot more TV.

I was fresh out of drama school and had no idea what I was doing. They hustled me along and Bill Cosby tolerated my rookie behavior. It was great. Once you have 'The Cosby Show' on your resume, you can keep going.

Before my big break in 'MADtv,' I was doing a lot of commercial work.

It’s literally true, as Shakespeare said--all the world’s a stage. It wasn’t that way when I first got into the movies in 1924, but it is now. That’s why I find Hollywood newer and more exciting every day. Whatever you hear it’s still a place where a kid from Montana can jump on a horse, ride that-a-way, and keep right on going.

Yeah, well when I first started working, it was $5 a show; it was probably a little higher by the time I got to my own show, but I remember that they put me under contract at $100 a week, which to me was really an astronomical price.

Well, basically, when you get SNL, everyone wants to take a meeting, just in case you end up being good.

I'm grateful that I have a theater career because television isn't kind to you when you're over forty.

To get asked to do stuff like 'United States Of Tara' and 'Caprica' is terrific. I can't complain.

Someone can do three episodes of 'The Bold and the Beautiful,' then turn around and book a primetime show. That's happening all the time.

In L.A., if you're in improv, and you're on those stages, all the big agents and managers and producers are watching those shows. They're not flying to Chicago to see the show. People are booking jobs off the stages in L.A. who aren't more talented than the guys in Chicago. But the most guys book out of L.A., and the second is New York.

I was going to move to New York after college and had no interest in pilot season. I'd seen what happened on TV shows because of my dad, and I didn't want to open myself up to that. But 'Pretty Little Liars' had a very early audition, and my agents encouraged me to go even though I didn't think it would be my thing.

I knew I wanted to be an actor, and my mother said, 'Call Aaron Sorkin.' It seemed dubious that I'd make it as an actor by calling Jews I knew, but it worked.

'Mad Men' has been my big break. I'm beyond thrilled.

I think a lot of people just assumed I came to L.A. to do more television and get into show business.

Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success.

I did come to L.A. to try to get on TV and get in front of a camera, so I could have a stage career in New York.

I went to Broadway and I've been doing some fun guest spots with 'Entourage' and 'Glee' and I'm ready to have my own show.

I had tremendous success in show business - star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 'The Apprentice' was one of the most successful shows.

'The Girlfriend Experience' was definitely the break-out. When it came out, I started getting other opportunities.

I would say it wasn't until my fourth season on 'SNL' where people or my agent was saying, 'You're an actor.' I never thought of it that way.

I went from sort of trying to get work to all of a sudden being signed up for the next few years on something, and something of this scale with some of the best people in the business involved, acting and directing. It was a dream.

I was doing television and films for a good five years, and then I booked 'Cry-Baby.'

There's no slow build anymore where you get a little part, then you get a little better part, then a better part, until one day your agent calls you us and says, 'guess what, you're a movie star,' and you say, 'Thank you!'

I came into the industry as an actor. And moved on to become a star with the help of my dancing skills.