American Quotes

I spent 10 years in New York doing theater.

I really came out to L.A. to take the money and run.

I literally felt like a freak, which is another aspect of the role of Sally that I relate to: total outsider.

I am, uh... a 6 foot tall woman, I feel like I'm a healthy size, I'm not anorexic; and I feel that people who aren't anorexic are punished... for not being anorexic.

But this show reminds me that there are other aspects to me besides the fact that I'm a funny chick.

And to be different is great. You don't want to be the same.

May I say, if you were suddenly put into a woman's body, wouldn't you be slightly interested in your breasts, and why people look at certain parts of you, and why certain parts move like they do?

I like people-watching and fading into crowds.

I don't consider myself a goody-goody, but I like to be perceived as classy.

The dinosaur's eloquent lesson is that if some bigness is good, an overabundance of bigness is not necessarily better.

Movies are immortal art - the first new art since Greek drama.

Most government officials are rushing headlong to solve the problems of 50 years ago, with their ears assailed by the sound of snails whizzing by.

If the power goes out, business stops... whether you sell roses or you're a big manufacturer.

You know, The Beach Boys' image is kinda like a group Doris Day, you know what I mean?

You know, if I wrote the arrangements two years from now, they would probably be a lot slicker.

You know, Glen Campbell sang with the group right before I joined the group.

Well, a lot of our concerts do okay, and I know we still get royalty checks which still isn't that important, but again, I have to just say that we're making our records.

We've recorded over our voices once and double the harmonies, make them thick. The Four Freshmen do that.

We're not trying to top ourselves with each record, obviously.

We're just kinda surviving at a very comfortable level.

We try some really interesting things besides being outright commercial.

We are a business, and you do a little of what you think's right, pay your bills, and attract... a single record attracts attention to your concerts and your albums.

The group started getting bigger and bigger, so Al started replacing Brian on the road, and then finally there was a big flare-up with Dave Marks and he left the group.

Sometimes one of us might be missing because we might be away or something, but there's always four or five.

Records... a record just shouldn't be that important.

Of course The Beach Boys will be camp.

I've been with the group since 1965. I will be beginning my fifth year on April ninth this year.

I really dig The Byrds. I think they are the most underrated - in their original form - pop group.

I never could get into The Chambers Brothers. They make good records, but I never could get behind it.

I mean it shouldn't hang you up emotionally if your record fails.