Jose Feliciano Quotes

I didn't expect all of this success to come so quickly.

I wasn't even prepared to be an actress. I was 17 when I came out of high school, and suddenly became Miss World and then I became an actress.

The quick success was a bit strange to get used to.

When I booked 'Orange,' I thought things were going to change a little bit, and I'd be a little more busy, but obviously I underestimated it. I don't think anyone knew that my character would be taken to so well.

I, sort of, got into comedy accidentally, and it got bigger than I wanted it to.

I had no idea that it was gonna take off the way it did. I thought we made a good movie.

Yeah, I made it. It sneaks up on you. You're some schmuck and you wake up one day and you go, Good God, I'm the cheese.

I was for sure not prepared for fame when it happened.

I never thought I'd be doing records a year after I started - I had no idea it would last as long as it did.

I never imagined my career would take off this fast.

I got into it just thinking, 'Oh, television, maybe I'll have a go at that.' I could've never imagined that it would get to this.

No one expected me to become a champion.

I came into having an artist's career in this very sheepish and directionless way. It's hard to explain, but I was 18 years old and I was ready to go to college; that was the next step for me. Then suddenly I had a song that blew up... and I had this artist's career and I was on tour with these big names and I didn't know what I was doing.

I didn't wake up one morning and become some important person.

You always want to have success, but you never think it will be as big as it is.

I am a five-foot six-inch, dark, ordinary-looking man. People didn't imagine that I would make it.

I thought I did well for only being 19 years old on the international scene. I was proud of myself.

To be honest, it's more fun being the underdog.

Getting to be on DVD is a huge step for me as an actor, this isn't the world that I imagined for myself.

I am really thankful for my career.

On my first European solo tour, I was selling maybe 50 tickets a city until I showed up in Paris and heard the show was already at 150 tickets, which, at the time, really blew my mind and took me by complete surprise.

I got thrust into some great things when I was really young.

I want to put myself in the best position to stay out on the floor.

First Day Out' just took off under our noses. I was shocked. I was happy. I can't even explain the feeling. It's something I always wanted my whole life.

After 'Frampton Comes Alive!' became a huge success, I really needed to take time off to work out what the hell just happened. Instead, I just kept working.