Steven Michael Quezada Quotes

I gave up my base in popular culture when I left the Tonight Show.

It never crossed my mind that one day I'm gonna be big and famous and have my own TV show, you know?

I have a great career, and no matter what I am doing, a big blockbuster movie... or my small documentary, David Letterman will call and say I would like you to sit on my couch.

Most people don't even get to be on TV, so I got to be on TV a bunch of times... I feel so lucky that I get to go back and forth between television and theater.

'Bigg Boss' is the biggest show in the world, and I'm sure anyone would want to host it, but not me.

I've been been on the cover of TV Guide, on every single talk and entertainment show except Letterman. It's interesting being older and dealing with this kind of success. I'm more appreciative of it now, and I don't take it for granted.

Now I'm seen by more people in one episode than I was in 20 years of theatre and movies. It's gratifying to have an impact on 25 million people a night, but I can say goodbye to my lunch-pail life as a working actor. I'm scared I might be a celebrity.

I was fanatically ambitious. All I ever wanted was to be a star. I didn't want to be a singer. I didn't want to be an actress. I wanted to be a star.

I think people of lesser talent will become stars.

I know that everyone wants to know about 'Downton Abbey,' but the truth is that it was only a few days out of my life. Still, you play a distinctive part on a hit series, and everyone suddenly knows who you are. Isn't it crazy how this business works?

After the 'X Factor,' there were opportunities everywhere. It was all there waiting for me to enjoy. I didn't understand business.

I got to have a TV show that really was the talk of the nation for a while there. So I'm a very lucky guy.

I never got into this business thinking I'd be like a movie star.

The next step for me is not 'The Tonight Show.' That's a job for Jimmy Fallon. I'm way too divisive for a show like that.

We are in the the entertainment business, and we all know if you are top of the tree, you get big money.

I have a show on MTV called 'Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous.' I think that's a secret to a vast majority of America.

It's a different world now. Guest-starring on a TV show is not some indication that things aren't going right anymore.

If I got too famous, I'd just quit acting, but I think it's highly unlikely I'm going to get really famous.

I really tried to take advantage of my 15 minutes of fame. And I've gotten lucky - those 15 minutes have become several years.

There are lot of people who speak about superstardom, but I'd like to say that it's not about any individual - it's about the opportunity.

I've been on 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa,' and I know it does wonders for your career.

I have to accept the fact that the time I was on, 'Project Runway' was already becoming a pop culture phenomenon.

I believe that reality shows are extremely important for the talented. Contestants get a platform where they can prove their talent. If they are good at what they do, their life is made. Personally, reality shows have helped me get fame and money.

It's not like I came out in 'Rolling Stone' and all of a sudden I had a closet full of all the clothes I want.

I don't want to consider myself a TV5 favorite, but it's a blessing that I have more shows than the others.