Don Ameche Quotes

What I'd really like to do is do a film or two a year and then do theater in New York the rest of the year.

I stopped getting films. So I had to move to television. I kept myself alive with stage shows.

It used to be that if you were on a sitcom you couldn't get work in film because it was so different. Now it's almost like you have to be on TV to do other film work.

When 'MADtv' got cancelled, I didn't work at all - for three years.

My dream would be to be on a show that shoots in New York, because I live here, and then I could walk to work.

I did a lot of TV work for more than 30 years in New York and L.A., but I would get on the stage whenever I could.

I love doing both theater and television. I definitely foresee more Broadway, but I think I would like to keep the singing and the TV separate.

To get asked to do stuff like 'United States Of Tara' and 'Caprica' is terrific. I can't complain.

Drama is what I did before 'Blossom.'

I'm always struck by the kids who turn up in New York and LA, and places in between. Chicago. Wanting to do theater, wanting to do independent film. Wanting to break into television or radio.

I didn't go out for a soap until I moved to New York. I wasn't even considering soaps, but my agents talked me into it and said it's nice, steady work.

When I made the decision to stop working regionally and just focus on being in New York, part of the reason that instigated that choice was a desire to work on new plays and know what it was to originate a part.

I started out in theater, and then I got a job on a soap in New York. With a soap opera, its every day, all year long - there's no downtime, and you're shooting a show a day.

Most of my work had been in theater, and I was jumping not just into television but 'L.A. Law,' which had all these megastars in it.

I started in theater; I did theater in New York for 14 years before I even thought about doing movies - I never thought about being in a film; it just never occurred to me.

Actually, I went from doing a lot of movies early on in my career, then to doing TV, and I don't know whether we'll get back to some movies or not.

I hope to continue working in film, television and theatre.

New York is so full of the best unemployed actors on the planet.

I went to Broadway and I've been doing some fun guest spots with 'Entourage' and 'Glee' and I'm ready to have my own show.

Honestly, after about three years on a show, you're like, 'Thank you very much for giving me a step up. Now can I go do movies?'

I think the fact that I grew up in show business had a real effect on my personality. If you were born in New York during the golden age of television, and you grew up on Broadway, that marks you.

When I was first starting out, if you were acting on television, it was a real stigma.

I knew it was time to get off of reality TV when someone asked me if I sang as well as acted.

I love London, but I love traveling, and I don't think I'll be here forever. Possibly, I'd like to move to New York and do a play in New York.

I started out in theater and then I got a job on a soap in New York.