64 Quotes by Irene Cara

When I act, I act. When I sing, I sing. I don't put one over the other. Entertaining is what I do best.

Cara is not my real name, and I'm not going to tell you what it is. Only because I do live in New York and enough people already know who my parents are.

All of a sudden, I was hearing stories about how difficult I was to work with, ridiculous rumors about drugs and what a diva I was. I never had to go to rehab or a program.

I'm a woman with a mission. I've learned to believe in myself, my vision and to do things the way I want them done.

I have a pleasant voice, but I have no great range. I will say that I know how to make a song come alive and I guess I do have a sincerity that comes across. But I do alot of things better than sing.

I haven't had a vacation in years. I'd really like to sneak off and just run around on a beach for a while.

I had been performing since I was 5, so it wasn't like I hadn't been on a stage before. I was always older than my age. That's my nature. I've always been a kind of mature kid.

I didn't have to go to school, graduate and then go, What am I going to do? I knew from the beginning.

I am very intense. I can't help it. That's the way I am. You can't be in this business without being intense. The pressure and tension get to you; it can't help but show on you.