Eric Burdon Quotes

I'm an idol of cinema? Oh, wow.

I have a surfboard that says 'Linda Hunt Choice TV Actress: Action.' I am an action star! I don't know what that is about, but I like it.

I don't even take myself seriously, so how could I possibly take Hollywood seriously?

Jon Stewart is exactly the same guy he's always been, only with money. He knows that the moment he really believes he's important, the funny goes away and he becomes Bill O'Reilly, except shorter and Jewish.

I can't wait to meet Steven Spielberg or Al Pacino again so I can say, 'I have to tell you how you know me. You know me because I am the worst actor in the world.'

You know, I've never thought of myself as a comedian.

To my surprise, I have an Emmy nomination, and I have never even been to the Emmys! So it's like I am Cinderella. But actually having thought about it, I am Cinder-elder!

I just want to be known as funny.

I arrived in Hollywood and lived much of my life in America, but the fans did not really know me.

Frankly, despite my horror of the press, I'd love to rise from the grave every ten years or so and go buy a few newspapers.

Well, Howard Stern has been doing his impression of me for years. It doesn't really bother me.

Everywhere I go, I am The Doctor, and everyone smiles at me - they are pleased to see Doctor Who, who's far more exciting than I am.

A radio show recently did a beautiful eulogy of me.

I'm shocked at being recognized.

I make Jessica Simpson look like a rock scientist.

I was not a child star. I was more like a young auditioner.

I made the cover of 'Sports Illustrated,' 'Newsweek' and 'Time' all in one week, and I didn't even know what that meant.

If you go on the Internet and type in 'Lee Ryan one liners,' I think I'm on par with Gandhi.

You spell Bob Hope C-L-A-S-S.

To see fans cheering your name, that's shocking. I'm like, 'Wait, how do you know who I am?'

I never dreamed of being in Hollywood.

Apparently I was a Billboard top touring act of 1973, but nobody told me.

I'm not a pop star. I don't feel like one. I'm always joking that I'm actually an eight-year-old boy dreaming about being a pop star.

I'll be at the airport, and people will say, 'Mantis!' and I'm like, 'Wait! How do you know I'm here?' It's just crazy.

I've never thought of myself as an actor, so somebody recognizing me for that would be a real shock.