Words matter. These are the best Prima Quotes from famous people such as Don Rickles, Aretha Franklin, Mauro Ranallo, George S. Patton, Michael Giacchino, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I used to work over a bar. That was – there was no stage. I stood over a tiny bar. Louis Prima, rest his soul, he worked there. I was the guy that filled in when he was off the stage.
I guess I could’ve been a prima ballerina. Or a nurse. Aretha Nightingale!
One thing that I’ve learned is that you don’t have to be a prima donna or think you are better than other people in order to succeed.
All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
I love Glenn Gould. Max Steiner. John Williams. Louis Prima. Benny Goodman. Miles Davis. John Philip Sousa.
In retrospect, I’m really shocked at how far I put my heart out there on the line with ‘Prima Donna’. I seem to have this knack for being able to accomplish that.
The only time I eat alone is if I’m really tired or upset about something or on the phone to one of my friends, when it’s easier to be alone. But you can’t be too wrapped up in yourself… it starts making you look a little bit prima donna.
At a young age, I wanted to be a prima ballerina and had these grand ideas that I would go study at Juilliard. It’s something I laugh about now.
I once dealt with a prima donna on a movie set. I won’t say who, but his first name is a country. A communist country. Run by Fidel Castro.
Of course there are other prima donnas around. So many of my colleagues, younger ones, are wonderful.
Nah, I’m not a prima donna, but I just don’t like being cold and wet.
My mom is actually a former prima ballerina, and all the women in my family are associated either with dance or choreography or acting, so I’m very lucky in a way because I grew up in a family of artists. I’ve been dancing since I was a little kid.
A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering.
There’s only one prima donna in my pictures, and that’s me!
I don’t like a lot of drama on the road – I don’t like prima donnas.
‘Prima Donna’ is my kind of love song to opera but it’s not the full experience.
Evidence has been mounting for the key role that black holes play in the process of galaxy formation. But it now appears that they are likely the prima donnas of this space opera.
I was a very extrovert kid. It felt normal to me to act. I always went to regular schools. I’ve never been catty or a prima donna, so I never had problems. I always had my seat at the cafeteria when I came back from acting.
In the end, playing for England means very little if you don’t see the rest of the world around you. It is why I hate prima donnas and arrogance.
Beauty ought to look a little surprised: it is the emotion that best suits her face. The beauty who does not look surprised, who accepts her position as her due – she reminds us too much of a prima donna.
The popular image that Hollywood is ruined by difficult prima donna actors is nonsense. They’re certainly very nice to directors. I can’t say the same about producers, who I found difficult, paranoid, and certifiably insane, mostly.
I’ve never had any prima donna attitude against me. It’s always been very respectful.
