Mika Quotes

And, hey, I'm not under the illusion that everything's just going to be hunky-dory work wise forever. I've never been under that illusion. Things could go away tomorrow.

I always say, even in this industry that I'm in - I'm on a show today, but the show could get cancelled.

But acting is very much a profession that is you're hot one moment and not the next - and that is totally cool. I think that's what I find most fascinating and most exciting about it - is that it can be gone in a puff of smoke.

I'm not under the illusion that everything's just going to be hunky-dory work wise forever. I've never been under that illusion. Things could go away tomorrow.

You cannot schedule death.

Any time you have a dream job of where you want to work, it's so incredible, and I don't think that people realize it could go away.

I'm very aware of how quickly my career could end.

At my job, my manager had a massive heart attack; we had layoffs. It made me realize that nothing is certain, nothing is for sure, and if I'm going to make a move, I gotta make a move now.

Henry Fonda one time said that every time he had a job, he thought it was gonna' be the last one. And, if you got any sense, you gotta' think that because, you know when somebody's gonna do a dip, some of 'em go pretty far down.

Time is the king of all men, he is their parent and their grave, and gives them what he will and not what they crave.

Five years after Aerosmith got back together, I realized how fragile we are as humans. There was a time I thought we were bulletproof, but then things happened and I came to the realization that I had to play every gig as if it was my last show. You have to start thinking that way, because you never know what's going to happen next.

Among all the vicissitudes of life, which vary in each individual's experience, there is one event which sooner or later comes to everyone - Death!

I'm constantly thinking about what I'll do next. I never count on music being a career of longevity. I mean, longevity is key, and I hope that it lasts, but you just don't know, because it's not in your hands, you don't make the decision.

I've never been in jeopardy, but being an actor is a pretty shady place to be because you never know where your next job is.

I thought I had a clear picture of death, but now I know it's a mystery and it will always be a mystery, although it is something we all have in common: everybody knows that life ends with death.

Life and death. At some point we're gonna leave this world. Do I know when? Absolutely not.

Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever.

The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.

Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away.

Tomorrow is not promised to any of us.

When Fortune smiles, I smile to think how quickly she will frown.

Life itself is offensive and certainly does not apologize - in fact, it hurts considerably and, as we all know, is often very rude and troublesome, just as nature or art can be.

Yes, you can lose somebody overnight, yes, your whole life can be turned upside down. Life is short. It can come and go like a feather in the wind.

I live in constant fear of being fired or dropped for that dark part of my work I can't control.

Remember, tomorrow is promised to no one.