Donna Summer Quotes

I do want to sell as many records and win as many awards as I can. The awards though, they don't necessarily determine if you're good or not. I know that now.

I always wrote, you know, but it was just this thing I did; what I intended was to become a terribly famous artist, perhaps with a stopover as a singer.

I never thought that I would have the No 1 song in the world.

If it turns out to be a hit, well, good luck dealing with fame. And if it's not a hit and you can still survive and make music you believe in, well, then you're truly blessed. I think that's where we are now.

We call 'Ain't No Mountain' the golden egg that landed us at Motown.

I can't believe we've got away with becoming this huge band. And we still haven't done anything I think is that good yet.

I think I've done a pretty fantastic job, but of course I want to sell millions of records.

I'm still proud of what I've done, even if it hasn't been the biggest song on the radio or hasn't gone to number one.

When you start a new job or a particular journey, you really don't know what to expect. I mean, you hear about your name being on the bestsellers list, but it doesn't really mean anything. Like, really, what does that translate to?

I never thought much about success early on. I only thought about being a comedian - or just being in show business, is really more accurate.

Just because you've got a hit doesn't mean you've made it.

If I never sang on a record again I can still look at my walls. They are covered floor to ceiling with gold and platinum records from all over the world.

I admire a lot of actors, but I don't covet people's careers.

I have experienced a tremendous amount of personal and professional growth, and I feel incredibly lucky that I'm able to make a career out of doing the things that I love.

In the beginning, I wanted to be successful. I wanted to make and have hit records.

I'm not ashamed of selling millions of records. I'm very fortunate to be in that position.

I had no idea 'Big Green Tractor' was going to be as big a hit as it was. You just can't predict those things.

I've always had a hunger for realizing myself through my career.

My hits are not hits.

There is a big difference between No. 1 and No. 2. I don't care who wrote it. I'd love to one day have a No. 1 that I wrote, but if that ain't in the cards, whatever. My job is right now is to make the best music I can and try to get it to the people, whether it be something that I wrote or not. It's my job to be the best I can for the fans.

I never forget the first time I was on 'Top of the Pops', my bass player said: 'You've made it!' I did used to think, when I was younger, that I'd be on there one day.

I never envisioned being number one for five weeks, knocking Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men off the charts. That's the scariest thing and the greatest thing that ever happened to me.

Will.i.am and I performed at Wango Tango. That's when my daughter said that I had made it in music.

Fortunately, the music from the first record really connected with people, and I was really proud of that.

All I've got to say is if I'm a sellout, I'm selling out arenas all over the world, and I'd rather be selling out arenas than selling out of my trunk on the corner of my block.