Top 33 Willie Aames Quotes

I never thought I was particularly talented, and to be honest with you, I still don’t.

Being a teen idol or being a heartthrob on all the magazines, with Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, and Scott Baio – it was embarrassing! I never understood it. I mean, why me? I never really got it.

When you go through a traumatic event, there’s a lot of shame that comes with that. A lot of loss of self-esteem. That can become debilitating.

I always felt as though, ‘If nothing else, I have a successful marriage.’

I want kids to understand that strength doesn’t come from what goes on around you. It comes from inside you, and that comes from Jesus Christ.

I’ve always been pretty tough in that way, where if you tell me I can’t do something, I will prove you wrong.

We’re seeing how the videos translate to the live shows and how the technology is really reaching kids.

I had older brothers and sisters who were high achievers, and I felt different, misunderstood by my family. That’s not my family’s fault; it was my perception.

This is not what I would have chosen. But I have a heart to be obedient.

We’ve been called, and He has blessed.

If there’s comfort involved, it’s probably not for me.

Cruise director is – I always laugh and say, ‘He’s the ship’s liver,’ because almost everything you can think of filters through you at some point.

God gives me the children’s ministry heart and patience. This is what He wants. It’s awesome. I don’t know where He’s gonna take it – but God is building this thing.

Pray for your mate. Ask God to soften your heart and show you ways to be a better spouse.

God continues to work miracles in my life.

When I was growing up, I didn’t know there was a world outside of California.

I didn’t want to be the typical teen idol. I didn’t want to be Leif Garrett. I didn’t want to be Shaun Cassidy, David Cassidy or Parker Stevenson. I wanted to do my own thing.

It’s easy to be led astray when you’re so broken. People take advantage of you.

I got married at a very young age, and of course, for all the wrong reasons, and ended up divorced and lost everything. It was a very difficult time in my life.

There is no other person on the face of this planet that I would rather sit and talk to than my wife.

I never thought of myself as handsome.

This is an exact replica of my chest.

I remember thinking, That’s what I need – and that hope was in Jesus Christ.

My pastor said, Just because you were a celebrity doesn’t mean you’re supposed to be a celebrity now.

Since I was 9, I’d been told what to say, what to think.

I started running away when I was five years old. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I realized what I really wanted was somebody to come after me when I was running away.

My wife bought an extra life insurance policy on me.

I have a strong work ethic.

‘Give up… it’s time to quit,’ I don’t think I’ve ever really accepted those kinds of words in my life or vocabulary.

I realized there was very little in Hollywood I would ever feel comfortable doing. If I kept one foot there and one foot in my Christianity, I would never grow.

I think there are people that have very addictive personalities.

I’ve watched a lot of my friends die, everyone from John Belushi, River Phoenix to Chris Farley. It just keeps going on and on.

I’m cleaning toilets for $30 a day, because I needed that $30, and people are pointing at me, saying, Look at the big movie star. Look where he is now. I just said, I’m where God put me.