Eddie Alvarez Quotes

The circus is a global theme. It exists in all parts of the world - maybe not in Africa, but it exists in Asia in all parts. In Latin America, it's difficult to find a person who hasn't gone to the circus.

When I was little, one of my father's friends owned a circus. For four absolutely incredible summers, I found myself being the only boy in Ireland who didn't dream of running away with the circus. I was in it!

I'm very influenced by the circus. A lot of the dreams that I have, I'm in the circus.

I'm like the Ben Affleck of crowd surfing.

This circus games aspect has existed since the beginning of my career.

The circus itself is my personal ideal entertainment venue.

Clowns are the pegs on which the circus is hung.

I want to be a traveling circus in that big-league uniform, like everybody else.

I was all in gold sequins for Million Dollar Mermaid, 50 feet in the air.

The circus is the only spectacle I know, that while you watch it, givrd the quslity of a very happy dream.

From 1840 to 1940, the circus was the biggest form of entertainment in the country. People were starting to have money, starting to have half a Saturday off. In an era before people went on vacations much, the big deal was when the circus came through town.

I went to the circus, and loafed around the back side till the watchman went by, and then dived in under the tent. I had my twenty-dollar gold piece and some other money, but I reckoned I better save it.... I ain't opposed to spending money on circuses, when there ain't no other way, but there ain't no use in wasting it on them.

The circus a place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women and children acting the fool.

Kat had been picking things up since her third birthday, when Hamish and Angus's father took them all to the circus because he needed to "borrow" an elephant.

The circus comes as close to being the world in microcosm as anything I know; in a way, it puts all the rest of show business in the shade.

There are a lot of options when it comes between music and acting. For me, because I'm so passionate about my music career, you have to be extremely passionate when you have opportunities like films and real money actually coming to you compared to with music.

You hear entertainers all the time, saying, 'If I couldn't get paid for this, I'd do it for free.' When's the last time you ever heard a business person say, 'If I couldn't get paid for being chairman of British Petroleum, I'd do it for free'?

I was a musician for years before I started doing this stuff. Show business was the only thing I ever considered.

In show business, generally you don't retire. If you love it, that is, you're in it forever anyway.

Bollywood marketing is larger-than-life. Honestly, it amuses me.

In wrestling, sports entertainment, I get to fight in front of people; I get to wrestle in front of people; I get to entertain people sometimes four times a week - all around the country, all around the world.

Showbiz and churches are the same thing. You never saw 'The Wizard of Oz?'

I certainly didn't come to entertain the crowd. I am here to get my hand raised and make it to the big events like WrestleMania, where I can make an even bigger payday. And that's what I am going to do.

My first riding partners were Mark Henry, The Great Khali and Daivari. It was the traveling circus.

Modern day wrestlers are fans of the performance of wrestling instead of the concept of wrestling.