48 Quotes by Micky Dolenz

They were looking for actors - real actors - who could play instruments. There was a lot of improvisation and scene work involved in addition to the music. The auditions went on for a long time.

I'm now learning how to distinguish when I'm acting and when I'm not acting - offstage as well as onstage.

Hiring me to appear in 'Aida' was not simply a stunt!

When I do my solo concerts, I'm used to being on the stage for two hours solid, singing 16 songs. And when I did 'Funny Thing,' I was on the stage the whole time. This is much more difficult. It's the difference between racing and sprinting. This is sprinting. And I have to learn to pace myself.

I've never been one to chase awards or anything like that, to be honest.

I was an entertainer, ever since I was a kid.

I had piano lessons at five and started guitar at ten, but although music and acting was always around me, my parents never pressured me into it.

I am extremely lucky; I've never been ill - although about 20 years ago I broke my right arm hang gliding.

Ever since I was a kid, I've had an enormous interest in the sciences - everything from quantum physics to anthropology.