Goldust Quotes

I'm not used to introspection. I've never lingered on my feelings. The show must go on.

You can laugh at me, but I understand show business.

And I never forgot this as long as I've ever performed, no matter how crap I had felt before I went on stage. I just remember Tina Turner going up there, singing her heart out for everybody, and meantime she had a 102-degree fever and she was feeling terrible.

I've always been pretty levelheaded. In show business, you need to have a certain internal stability.

There's no business like show business.

I didn't get here for my acting... but I love show business.

When I was doing the first 'American Pie' movie, I was just happy to have a job. We had a good time, and it was a great group of people, but like any project that I've worked on in my career, you just put your best foot forward, and you're all working together to make the best movie possible.

The theatre show-biz types don't change much, no matter what era we're in. The question of how you balance being in show business with your personal life isn't very different.

I take a lot of pride in the work I do, because people pay to see me. They've got to get babysitters, park their car, get popcorn and candy. I've got to be conscious of that.

I used to do theater in L.A., but it got to the point where everything was really showcase-y.

Some shows suck, but I always - the show must go on. I learned it from my past as a child actor. The show must go on. You have to just keep on with it.

There are hits and misses, and as an actress, we are mentally ready for all that.

The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance.

I think as working actors, it's like sales. You're only as good as your last sale, so you put your all into something and you just hope that from that you can get your next job.

Show business is my life. When I was a kid I sold insurance, but nobody laughed.

I always joke around with my parents and say that if Hollywood doesn't work out I'll go to Broadway!

I come from a duo, actually, quite literally. My parents are Linda and Eddie, and they had an act in Vegas called 'Love's Way.'

For me, the show must go on - it doesn't matter how ill you are, you get on and do it.

For the past 32 years, I've done nothing outside the entertainment business. I've had some real highs and some real lows, but I love the work so much that I never once thought of quitting.

When I was younger, I always wanted to be someone in the entertainment industry.

Ask Mother for advice on breaking into show business.

I'd try to channel my nervous energy in a positive way into strength and endurance. It didn't always work.

Working in Hollywood can be tumultuous, with incredible highs and lows and you need to be grounded.

When you see the audiences and the smiling faces at the shows it really makes up for the work that you put in. I have a job I really love so whatever hecticness comes up - I'll just deal with it.

Life as an actor has toughened me up, and I've learned that you shouldn't take things too personally. Someone once said that to do this job you need talent, luck and a thick skin - which is so true.