Shane Filan Quotes

In Hollywood - in Hollywood, you're as good as your last picture.

I had so much out there, the world was going crazy about 'Comes Alive!' I didn't need to go and rush into something else. You're only as good as your last record, so don't put one out for a while.

You're only as good as your last pass.

I do want to sell as many records and win as many awards as I can. The awards though, they don't necessarily determine if you're good or not. I know that now.

You're only as good as your last record and you could get dropped.

A lot of times in Hollywood you're as good as your last job.

I'm in the entertainment business, where you're only as good as your last show.

Every day, you're only as good as your last show.

I'm glad 'Honest' came out right after 'Karate Chop,' because I don't want to be seen as a one-hit wonder.

You're only as good as your last movie, period. It's a business.

You're only as good as your last picture.

If my work was good enough, I would never have to do publicity.

I've been fortunate to work with Alfre Woodard and Jeffrey Wright; people who are artists, have careers, longevity and full lives. That looks good to me.

I hope that I'm not simply defined by 'The X-Files,' and I hope I have more work that is important to do.

If a musician is making a mediocre, self-indulgent body of work, they have to know that, for the most part, people aren't going to be interested.

I made about 28 movies, and I think about five of them were good.

You're only as good as your body of work.

'Urban Renewal' was sweet because I've been - unfairly, I would say - plonked in the middle of the road because of a handful of songs. It came at a good time for me, because you do take a bit of a browbeating and, as you get older, you become better at accepting it and realizing why it happens.

If you're only making an album every 10 years, it better be good.

I would love to do a rom-com, but they are not good - good and successful doesn't equate to the same thing.

When I think of the future, I think a lot of Quincy Jones and how he is an inspiration. Look at the quality of his work over so many years. He didn't even make his best record, 'Thriller,' until he was 50. That gives me something to look forward to. Nothing pulls you back into the studio more than the belief that your best record is still ahead.

You are only as good as your last book, and so there has to be a book.

You never know when you put out an album that's unique whether it'll get beat up for it or not.

Fame is something I think happens as a result of trying to do good work. If you're trying to be famous, your work usually suffers.

Son, give 'em a good show, and always travel first class.