Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Quotes

In my early life, I was a professional folk singer. I used to sing on the national television and radio in Canada. Nobody knows that - but now I've said it, haven't I? I'm strictly a shower singer at the minute.

If you're playing the clubs, you're either on your way up or your way down.

I don't want people confusing what it is that I'm about. I just stand there and sing. And I don't do stunts or anything. if I wanted to do all that, I don't think I'd get away with it.

Growing up, I thought I was going to be Madonna. I wanted to be a pop star. I wanted to dance and sing.

As my career has progressed, I've had the pleasure of playing with the baddest jazz cats on the planet. But that doesn't change my desire to entertain folks. That's really who I am.

I love Bollywood as a viewer, but going in front of the camera and singing and dancing is not my thing.

I could say now at 66, yeah, I was a fabulous dancer. I was really terrific, you know. But I was always present. I was present. I was supposed to be where I was supposed to be at the time I was supposed to be.

I've only been to one concert in my life.

I'm gonna sing, and I'm going to make me a lot of money.

I don't want people to come and see our gig because of the magnificent things I'm doing with my hips, but it's their evening, you know. They have to have fun. I'm a little bit naive.

Touring and putting out records is fun and cool, but I've been doing it for a long time.

I used to perform all the time but I haven't performed in New York in a very long time.

I've got my ideal job. I like to sing, I like to dance, I like to bang drums and dress up, and someone pays me - it's incredible.

I'm an entertainer, period. But I'd probably have to say my passion is in singing. I'm willing to go broke singing.

I always loved to entertain and show off in front of the neighbors. I would sing and dance at their houses.

What I bring to the stage is humility.

I never wanted to perform and never proclaimed myself to be a performer.

Probably the most fun thing we do in our lives is getting up on stage.

We'll play somewhere like London, playing to 2,000 people easy, and every time you play with more people, you think, 'You're a rock star,' and it makes you laugh. I guess I am, but I'm also, you know, not.

I watch a lot of live music, and I love the theatre, especially musicals.

When I have an evening out I like to see big musicals where the whole audience is encouraged to giddy up out of the seat.

I'm just a wee, chubby boy that happens to sing songs.

When we play Jenny Don't Be Hasty, that's cool because everyone really dances. It's between that and when we play Loving You, that's when you give it your all. Well you give it your all for all of it but that's like proper end singing with your full strength put in.

It used to be enough for me to get on stage and sing. I kind of crave the performance part now. I write knowing it's going to happen, which I didn't do before.

We are musicians, entertainers. We can do it. We have the right tools. No worries.