Mauro Ranallo Quotes

Of course, DeMille never did anything on a small scale.

I wanted to make a black 'Dynasty.'

I would love, more than anything, to do an out-and-out farce with huge physical energy. Just because you're from the minimalist school, it doesn't mean you can't go big.

I love big movies, and I love big moments.

Everything that came to me, in terms of the ritzier side of performing, was a plus.

There's nothing like a event at The Garden.

I've said this before, and I'll say this again: NXT is like a rock concert, roller coaster ride.

I have found life an enjoyable, enchanting, active, and sometime terrifying experience, and I've enjoyed it completely. A lament in one ear, maybe, but always a song in the other.

The journey has been incredible from its beginning.

I've been to parties in L.A. that are mind-blowing. I mean, quite literally mind-blowing. People get cellphones in the party bag, that sort of thing. Fabulous, fabulous parties.

I don't have lavish taste.

The most lively fancy aided by the strongest description cannot equal the reality of the opera.

To me if you're going have a show, it should be a show. It should be entertaining and take you on a journey.

I want to have an epic life. I want to tell my life with big adjectives. I want to forget all the grays in between, and remember the highlights and the dark moments.

The match against Brazil was football at its best. Both sides had opportunities to win the game.

I like to be creative with my red carpet outfits, but equally, sometimes I am just in the mood to go all out with a ball gown and heels - but only If you get me on the right day!

My films are larger than life.

For me, the reason why people go to a mountaintop or go to the edge of the ocean is to look at something larger than themselves. That feeling of awe, of going to a cathedral, it's all about feeling lost in something bigger than oneself. To me, that's the definition of spectacle.

The expression 'livin' large' is taken from the rap vernacular, inspired by Donald Trump, who made the big dollars and flaunted them.

The shows at the Hilton are the most exciting shows I've ever done. The stage is huge, but the theater is intimate, so we can have a magnificent production and still connect with the audience.

I chose the most explosive dress I could find. I put a ton of makeup on and some great round earrings. I looked like Jennifer Jones in Duel in the Sun.

That's the kind of TV I like to watch, where you just don't know what's going to happen.

My look is always glitzy for New Year's Eve, even if I am at home.

Any role that's proactive is a great role, and action roles are by their very nature proactive. You get to do stuff. I hate sitting in a corner - I'd much prefer an action role in a popcorn movie rather than pining in a corner not doing anything.

Silver and ermine and red faces full of port wine.