Herb Alpert Quotes

The third year of MASH was when I realized I was a hit.

I was 29 when we sort of broke through with Ghost.

I was onstage with Menudo since I was 12 years old. To us, the most successful one was the guy with the most fans. If you moved your hips and the girls screamed, you were getting it right. Who wouldn't want to be like Elvis or Jim Morrison!

And, I may add, from what totally unexpected sources come many of those who from the comparatively modest beginning in the chorus rise to the heights of really great achievement in the theatrical profession.

I got a call for 'Aaya Na Tu' the same day that Forbes featured me in their list of 30 under 30. That day, I knew I had established myself as more than just a singer.

I Got Rhythm really put me on the map.

I think American Idol is a great career launcher. A blessing for all of us.

I wanted to be famous; I wanted to perform. Those things I really, really wanted more than anything else.

I struggled for 15 years in this business before Miami Vice came along.

I just started writing for my own amusement and occasionally singing in little clubs around Los Angeles. Then I wrote 'The Rose,' and through a series of divine things that I had no control over and had no idea were going to happen, it got in the movie, and that changed everything.

I thought it was all a flash in the pan. It wasn't until Broadway came along that I felt I had really made it.

I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the spark I needed.

Every actor dreams of getting a big break, a big opportunity.

I am going to be a great actress.

I'd love to be a rockstar.

I had such extraordinary breaks from the moment I entered the theater.

I've been in training for stardom.

It wasn't the muso thing that got me recognition in the beginning. It was doing 'Wild Thing.'

Is there an actor who wouldn't want to sing on one of the top-rated shows in the country?

When I got a call about 'Celebrity X factor' I thought wow, what an opportunity. It felt like everything had been leaning towards that point.

I realised I was a 'star' when my first film Dil Deke Dekho was released after being rejected before. It was a very big thing for me.

I really love being in 'Game of Thrones,' but I don't know if it's my big break.

I went from playing for nobody and having awkward experiences at award shows to now being all over the place playing sold-out shows for people who know all of the words.

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6' was the turning point in my career.

As a player you want to be on the big stage.