Cassandra Peterson Quotes

Tom Bosley may have passed, but through that part and that character, a part of him will live on forever.

Mel Blanc has been gone for 30 years, even though he's still around.

I was just thinking of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe and how young they were when they died. I would like to be a pop icon who survives. I would like to be a living icon.

As I've grown older, I have begun to marvel... at how much of my life I have spent among ghosts. These are no malevolent presences... Rather, they are such restless spirits as only the strange twentieth-century cocktail of celebrity, technology and collective memory could produce.

There is a whole other generation that knows me from "Arrested Development" "Scream" and, of course, "Happy Days."

I still think funny, and people young and old still come and see me. That's flattering. The day comes that they stop coming, then I'll know that it's time to retire to the Jewish ranch.

How idle a boast, after all, is the immortality of a name! Time is ever silently turning over his pages; we are too much engrossed by the story of the present to think of the character and anecdotes that gave interest to the past; and each age is a volume thrown aside and forgotten.

Twenty years from now if there is some obscure Trivial Pursuit question, I am confident I will be the answer.

'American Idol' became a juggernaut of epic proportions, but to me it was always like home.

Being on stage was all about the palpable energy of a rapt audience hopefully buying into a life onstage. The immediate connection with the audience was the best part for me. The camera is not as fun, but your work is preserved forever. There's immortality to it.

When I was kid, I remember playing 'Vogue' by Madonna over and over and over again. And ah, you know, something about the beat was really cool, and Madonna, visually, was on TV all the time and I thought she was just so beautiful.

My plan for the online version of 'Famous Monsters' is to become an online 'uncle' to an entire group of people who have never read or heard of 'Famous Monsters of Filmland.' The site will not be written in a scholarly fashion. It will be written in a playful, 'Hey, check this out!' kind of way.

I am aware of the words 'national treasure' being attached to me occasionally. It just makes me feel old.

When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness

Elvis' songs will always be there, and I hope mine will be after I'm gone.

I was truly obsessed with Obi-Wan Kenobi.

When I went back to my old high school, all these kids looking at me like I'm the real big homie, the same way I look at Jay Z, Nas, or Dr. Dre. You would've thought Michael Jackson walked through that joint off the excitement that they had.

As a kid, 'The Monkees' was such a cool show. I had such a thrill saying, 'OMG, I was in a sketch with one of the Monkees.'

A lot of people in my generation have dared to ask questions like, 'Who is James Dean?' And I can't imagine asking a question like that, just because it's been ingrained in me since I was so young.

I would hope somebody out there will still want to hear a Backstreet Boys song when I'm 50-something.

It's a phenomenon how 'Grease' is so popular; it really is.

I've made my stamp on the earth. My name will go down in history, and if I never want to work again, I don't have to.

We are just continually surprised and obviously happy that the interest in Queen and Freddie keeps alive. It's a constant source of pleasure for ourselves.

Who didn't want to dance like Michael Jackson? I know I did.

I heart Scott Baio.