64 Quotes by Irene Cara

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.

Here I found myself in my early 20s, at the height of my career, up against something I was totally powerless against. I had enemies I had never heard of because of this. I certainly didn’t have needles hanging out of my arms, nor did I smoke anything.

I’ll never be that trusting again, believing accountants and lawyers have my best interests at heart.

If something isn’t working out in one aspect of my career, it’s not any big neurotic, crazy phase for me, it’s just something that I accept, and that’s okay. I’m not going to keep banging my head against the wall.

Life has a balance and natural order. I’m not fighting the flow anymore. My career right now is very up. It’s happening naturally and it’s happening well.

I was put into this business by my parents as soon as I could walk. I was groomed by them for this business. I didn’t wake up at the early ages of 5 or 6 and say I want to be a star.

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.

The situation is not good with the record companies. It’s just not working out, so I don’t plan to record until it’s straightened out. In the meantime I’m happy doing my movies and writing the music for the theme songs, whether I sing them or not.

This has been a long and tiring battle for 10 years. And I’m glad it’s finally resolved. My principles and reputation as a creative artist were involved here-it wasn’t just about the royalties. I can now look foward to getting on with my career.