Dan Rather Quotes

Maybe I just wasn't a show-biz type. I didn't miss performing at all.

What I do miss that I don't get anymore? You're going to think I'm crazy, but you want the truth, so here it is. The lights! I miss the spotlights. I don't mean it figuratively. I mean it literally. I love the feeling of lights.

I don't think that just because you go on stage you are an exhibitionist.

I'm an introvert at heart... And show business - even though I've loved it so much - has always been hard for me.

I always had the idea that I wanted to perform. I love being the center of attention - and I always love talking about myself.

I'm most comfortable on stage.

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 got very addicted to performing. I just want to do that more.

All I want to do is be onstage. A performer needs to perform.

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

I love performing, and I love being in front of people. I love the pressure you get and the pleasure performing brings.

I feel like my life has always been the 'Hey Look at Me Show.' I'm not apologetic about that.

I don't have a vast longing for the stage.

It's definitely nerve-racking to be the center of attention. I'm not the kind of an actor that just craves attention 24-7 - but it's part of the deal. You're the leader on the set.

I didn't want to be a performer. I didn't want to be famous.

An actor's a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, ain't listening.

I love being onstage and I love to perform. To be honest with you, I'm more comfortable performing than I am in an everyday situation, which I can't quite explain.

Well, as you know, I'm really only happy when I'm on stage.

I love being the center of attention. I'm shameless about it.

There's no damn business like show business - you have to smile to keep from throwing up.

I was born with a need to be the center of attention, and, of course, you're the center of the world when you're acting.

I liked being on stage; I just didn't like the theatrical aspect of being in front of people.

As a little girl, I was athletic: 'Oh, mom, look at me. I can do cartwheels.' I was one of those annoying kids. I craved the spotlight. I had the feeling since I was little that the stage was my home.

It's a business you go into because your an egocentric. It's a very embarrassing profession.

Certainly, being on stage is a rush.