Usually people in the acting business end up both in front of and behind the camera. Working for so long in the business, I know how it works. It's not too much of a challenge; the challenge is making it all come together, being in charge of a huge team of people that you trust.
Dustin DiamondIf we could sell 100,000 units every album, that would rock. We'd have a big cult following, we'd have a built-in fanbase so we could pretty much play anywhere, people would show up and rock out
Dustin DiamondI've been in this business so long, it just doesn't faze me. I know what's going to happen before it happens.
Dustin DiamondI really pay attention to the bass in the music I listen to, and that's what I tend to write toward.
Dustin DiamondI don't really go back over my old shows, but I'll see them occasionally, mostly I want to go back and change things about the character as I look at them.
Dustin DiamondI don't think you can ever make enough to be set for life. Well, I guess there are limits. In the billions, I guess.
Dustin DiamondJust do exactly what it is that makes you want to do what you do. The stuff I listen to in my private collection, it's what moves me, makes me want to play. I want to make other people feel like I feel when I listen to that music. Whether other people like it or criticize it - even if there's only 10 people on the planet that love it, you're touching 10 people that way.
Dustin DiamondI've been blessed to have done different roles, but I don't think people see me as funny.
Dustin DiamondI'm a shepherd, not a sheep, and I've always prided myself on being a leader and not a follower.
Dustin DiamondThere probably is a lot of music that no one's ever gonna hear. For anyone doing music, just do exactly what it is that makes you want to do it. If you like listening to odd, strange, bizarre noise and that makes you want to create it, do it. Even if everyone around you tells you it's crap or thinks it won't work, someone out there is going to appreciate it.
Dustin DiamondYou see people who are 19 or 20 years old and they don't even know who The Who is. It's like, where have you been? Justin Timberlake? C'mon. Where are the roots?
Dustin DiamondThere are a lot of girls that will try to hook up with you, then try to have your kid because they figure they're going to get all this money from you
Dustin DiamondChess is a game that benefits people of all ages, especially kids, in any area of life, business, problem solving, and social skills. Chess has the unique ability to combine focus, concentration, imagination, coordination, teamwork, and leadership all at the same time.
Dustin DiamondI don't see many people with longevity anymore. Everything was harder when I started, and you had to take acting lessons, do theater parts, work on connections and then get lucky. The technology is good, but it's also a hindrance for longevity.
Dustin DiamondI'm the guy who will eat something that looks nice when I'm out, but when I take it home in a doggie bag, it'll sit in the back of my refrigerator until it starts to move.
Dustin DiamondKnow your job and don't fake it. It looks easy, but the ones that make it look easy know what the hell they're doing. They may tell you around the dining room table that you're funny and you should be an actor, but until you challenge yourself by getting on a stage or in front of a camera, that's when your knowledge of the craft separates you from the pretenders.
Dustin DiamondThese days, everyone is a writer, producer and movie star. You post something on the web, get enough hits, and suddenly you have TV show.
Dustin DiamondIt pisses me off, people are idiots, but what are you going to do? The world is full of idiots. That's why we'll never have flying cars. People don't know how to drive
Dustin DiamondYou've got Corey Feldman doing his thing, and the problem is, they're trying to be pop stars. You can't compare Salty to any of the other actors out there playing music
Dustin DiamondIf I ever went, I'd want to go peacefully in my sleep. I wouldn't want to plan my own death.
Dustin DiamondThere's people that figure if they hang out with you, all of a sudden they're going to be successes. I've had two or three stalkers in my life
Dustin DiamondWe don't know what we're writing until it just comes out. We don't sit around crunching numbers
Dustin DiamondAll these child stars grow up and they're knockin' over banks and getting prostitutes. I'm, like, one of the only people I know that has managed to dodge all of that negative crap.
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