Henry Mancini Quotes

Most of the people I know in show business don't need anybody pushing them at all. They're extremely aggressive.

I didn't know anybody in show business, and I never thought it was the path I'd go down. I was hoping it was sports, like so many kids.

You know, I'm not in a hurry, and everybody else in Hollywood - particularly agents and managers - they're all in a hurry.

I grew up in a house where my father went on auditions, and he got some and he lost some, and there were good years and lean years. I didn't expect anything from the business, and that's often a danger in Hollywood, the notion that if you're pretty and have white teeth and just show up for the game then you'll win.

I wasn't like a Hollywood child actor - 'I'm five! I can sing, I can dance, I can act! I wanna be a star!'

When I go to where I was getting excellent parts in movies I may have taken a few too soon, too anxious to go back to work and to anxious to make another film and to succeed more.

The West is very impatient. You want overnight change.

All my life, I was always in a hurry! I was always hustling!

Reality shows give a great platform to young singers, but kids shouldn't be exposed to showbiz at a very young age.

We can tend to be too ambitious when we're young, and a little blind.

I think my TV show is gonna be my big thing, so I'm pretty focused on that, and I think doing that will lead to all of the other opportunities I want, to jump to movies and other stuff, but it starts with that.

There were many times when I could have gone down the path of being a child star, which I know can be bad; I think, especially in L.A., it's easy to get caught up in that life.

The presentation of young people you often get from Hollywood is too shiny.

I find that a lot of child actors are ruined once they've done a job.

Your greatest mistakes will happen because of impatience.

I'm 27 years old. I'm going to go into Hollywood really arrogant. I'll be breaking a lot of rules. It's going to be hot.

Everybody wants ta get inta da act!

The way to be successful in Hollywood is to be as obnoxious as the next guy.

the theater is the only money-making business I know in which haste apparently rules from first to last.

Showbiz is great if you're successful.

I would definitely like to continue my career in Hollywood, work hard and do my best.

I'm going to be a great movie star some day.

It's common knowledge that in the entertainment industry there's a lot of craziness that goes down, and it's really hard for anyone to stay sane. It's not a very natural environment to be in for too long. It's not very healthy.

What is destructive is impatience, haste, expecting too much too fast.

I never thought Hollywood is the life I want to do. I thought acting is the life I want to do.