Val Kilmer Quotes

From then on, I realized this is what I want to do, what I'm supposed to do: Giving energy and receiving it back through applause. I love it. That's my world. I love it. I enjoy it. I live for it.

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

Yes, there is plenty of hard work for them in addition to that which they do when they appear, smiling and happy, when the curtain goes up. Giving a performance is the least of their worries.

I never envisioned that I would be able to bring something to the entertainment table that would fit Las Vegas. Vegas is so presentational; it's live theater and, for me, it's always been film or television, which isn't why people come to Las Vegas. So it's exciting to be apart of all of this, the thrust of the entertainment of Vegas.

No matter what part of the business you want to be in, live performances are the most thrilling.

The excitement does not change. After 40 years in the business, I still find the show to be a magical moment - the performance anxiety, the litmus test.

I've always been obsessed with being on stage and putting shows together.

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

Is there anything in life more exhilarating than having 15,000 people absolutely ecstatic to be seeing your human form?

My father was an entertainer, and he knew what he was doing.

We're entertainers. We're theatrical.

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

You have to have a big ego in this world to propel yourself in front of the cameras, to sit behind the microphone, to believe that you can entertain millions of people.

I'll no longer say that I have supernatural powers. I am an entertainer. I want to do a good show. My entire character has changed.

Everybody has forgotten about showmanship. People don't look like rock stars any more. They just look like regular dudes off the street.

Some of my fans want me to just dance and go crazy and wear flashy outfits.

I really love being onstage - that's kind of home base - but I love the camera, too. I love it all.

I've always been a performer. That's just what I know.

My job is to go out and entertain the most people possible.

I always loved performing and being on stage.

What was important to me was entertaining the audience, and whether that meant winning, losing, singing, or whatever it was on the live show we were doing every week, which was awesome, I was game for it.

After I graduated, I tried Broadway, which was difficult for me. It was tough to get a part on Broadway, so I just started talking to audiences at different social gatherings, and little by little I became Don Rickles - whatever that is.

I love the challenge of show business. It keeps me on my toes.

I'm all for big production - I love putting on shows.

Reality is, I'm an actor and an entertainer, and I really wouldn't know what to do with another profession.