Jacqueline Emerson Quotes

I didn't want to be a performer. I didn't want to be famous.

I was lucky enough to get to perform on stage in front of 20 million people on TV, and 150 thousand in concerts. For 15 minutes I got to be a rock star, the 15 minutes is great! It turns into Spinal Tap after 20 minutes.

I am only interested in being famous for my dancing. For me, the concept of the sacred monster is only about the stage - it is not about image.

It's so much fun to be on stage and play. It really is.

I always used to get goosebumps in Madison Square Garden, because as soon as I started making my entrance, people would be chanting my name. 'BRU-NO! BRU-NO!'

When you are a rock star in front of 20,000 people, you receive instant gratification. A rock star on tour is a king in his domain.

The whole deal is when you walk onstage, you're up there bigger than life. People idolize you.

I love performing, and I love being in front of people. I love the pressure you get and the pleasure performing brings.

You'd think I'd have been happiest in my life playing music in front of 50,000 people at Gillette Stadium. But let me tell you, it's an odd feeling to feel alone in the spotlight.

I wanted to be famous; I wanted to perform. Those things I really, really wanted more than anything else.

You cannot imagine how great it is to step out on the stage with thousands of screaming fans loving you.

I'm not a star, I'm an actor.

I think a lot of people, if they get the opportunity to do some acting, they think, 'I might be a star.'

There are two reasons why I'm in show business, and I'm standing on both of them.

Before 'Gremlins,' I was a normal person, then within two weeks of the movie coming out, I couldn't walk into a store without people turning around and staring. It's exciting and also scary because everyone starts telling you how amazing you are.

I hate show business.

My home has always been show business.

I'm not a star, I'm an actor - there's a difference!

An actor is a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, he ain't listening.

If I was a star, it would be difficult to go off and do 'Coronation Street.' So I guess I'm not a star.

It's hard and sometimes it's scary. It still amazes my mother. I went home for Christmas one year and there were fans all over the front lawn, hoping to see me.

And that if you become a star, people are going to go to see you. If you remain an actor, they're going to go and see the story you're in.

It's really nice meeting people after a concert. Still, it's very weird to be at the center of a group of 30 people all listening to what you're saying. When that group turns into 300 people, it goes on from weird. Some people revel in it, and I don't.

I was for sure not prepared for fame when it happened.

Everyone always told me I was fated to be in front of the camera.