Guest Quotes

I have such respect for guest actors. They don’t know all the characters as deeply as the regulars, and the cast isn’t your family, so you have more at stake.

With the long-format interview, I can get into really interesting conversations with my guests. You know what it’s like to get the opportunity to speak to really interesting people and pick their brain about things. To have time to let a guest actually speak and tell a story and get into detail is really exciting.

A beautiful soap left in the guest bathroom, some fresh flowers by the bed, or a small gift of chocolates in their room will make anyone feel welcome.

A lot of people live much more simply than in the old days. That doesn’t bother me. Keeping busy is the problem. Television guest shot fees are going down. You can do a dozen guest shots a year, but you’re not making that much money.

You come on as a guest. You don’t get the girl anymore. But that is our lives. You start off as the boyfriend, then you are the lover, then you are the husband, then you are the father, and then you are the grandfather.

I was always prepared for my ‘Fringe‘ journey to end immediately. I had only signed up for a guest role but they kept bringing me back in the third season as a recurring character. So pretty much every time I went to film a ‘Fringe’ episode I kind of said goodbye to the show, but then they kept bringing me back.

In TV, when you’re doing guest roles, you’re gliding into a zone where people are already very comfortable. They go in and go to work every day. You’re coming in, and it’s a brand-new environment, so you have to get it… and then you’re gone again.

We call ourselves a dog‘s ‘master’ – but who ever dared to call himself the ‘master’ of a cat? We own a dog – he is with us as a slave and inferior because we wish him to be. But we entertain a cat – he adorns our hearth as a guest, fellow-lodger, and equal because he wishes to be there.

I recorded 80 per cent of the record in my guest bedroom; then, when ‘Shine‘ went to number one on one of the charts, the label called and said, ‘Can you do an EP?’ Then, ‘Can you do a full length? And can you do it in two weeks?’

Thom is one of those wonderful people to cook for because he absolutely loves it, just loves it. He loves to eat and drink and he’d be a great guest at any dinner party.

There are certain storylines I shouldn’t have done, there are certain actors I shouldn’t have cast – guest stars, I mean.

For ‘Guest Iin London,’ I got a lot of appreciation.

The first acting part I ever got was a guest spot on ‘Chicago Hope’ playing a security guard. I thought, ‘Oh, this is going to be cool.’ But a little bit later, I got a vague part on this short-lived show called ‘Marshall Law‘ with Arsenio Hall and Sammo Hung. It was a poor man‘s ‘Rush Hour.’

I was a guest coach with the Edmonton Eskimos in 1964.

I’ve always loved improvised movies like Christopher Guest and the ‘Spinal Tap‘ era of comedy.

A guest star is a whole different responsibility. It’s much different than being a regular. You come in and it’s a lot of unfamiliar faces and you want to try to fit in as best you can, but also you want to stay there without making waves.

A common mistake people make regarding dining rooms is to buy a matching set of table and chairs, which can be monotonous. I like to mix guest chairs in one style and head chairs in another for a more interesting, dynamic look.

When I first was conducting as guest conductor in Europe 25 years ago, I would propose doing American pieces and grudgingly it would be accepted from time to time.

I had no portrait, now, but am small, like the wren; and my hair is bold, like the chestnut bur; and my eyes, like the sherry in the glass, that the guest leaves.

I like everybody at ‘Criminal Minds.’ I would like to guest star, but I don’t know if that is in the cards.

Arranging an official dinner in an embassy is a little like writing a script for a play. The prolog is the guest list, often the most difficult part of the whole creative operation.

I remember playing six nights at Wembley in the 80s. I partied for three of those straight, with our friends Duran Duran. Back then, the fun was about the after-show – who was coming to the party and whether they had a guest list pass.

I wasn’t offered a role in ‘Expendables 1,’ and I’m a guest star in ‘Expendables 2.’

When you’re a guest star on a movie or a TV show, I always say it’s like being invited to a family reunion, but it’s not your family. So you don’t belong – they’re being nice to you, but you don’t fit in completely; you don’t know everybody’s story. You don’t have a history.

Sometimes, as a guest actor, when you come on, you’re coming into a show that’s already been established, and the wheels are already in motion. It can be very nerve-wracking, jumping in as a newcomer, but everyone on ‘Saving Hope’ was so welcoming.

It is often pointed out to me that, in a brief time, I have gone from unknown film editor to star of ‘Gomer Pyle,’ guest star in two TV specials, and a night club headliner, and that this must necessarily have wrought some deep changes in me.

I’m very much looking forward to relentlessly focusing on ensuring an excellent guest experience, removing unnecessary complexity from our operations, championing innovation, and pursuing our mission of making better food accessible to more people.

My mom and I built a guest house on my property so that my mom could help me fostering animals. I do multiple fosters a month.

The guest to me was always paramount.

In an industry where actors are known to steal scenes and roles from under your nose Sohail bhai has been going out of his way to be good to me. It’s true he got me Subhash Ghai’s ‘Paying Guest.’ The role was offered to Sohail bhai. When he couldn’t do it, he recommended me.

Chris Webber used to be a wonderful guest to have in. Very loose, and a lot of fun.

The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master.

Everything at Airbnb is a continuation of what it’s like to be a guest in somebody‘s house. We think about how each stage makes people feel.

I believe it is wrong for Canada to follow the path of countries who exploit large numbers of guest workers, who have no realistic prospect of citizenship. It is bad for our economy in that it depresses wages for all Canadians, but it’s even worse for our country.

There are so many restaurants that cook for themselves and think they are different. But it is always about making your guest feel special.

Nobody can be as agreeable as an uninvited guest.

I came to bobsledding quite by accident. I was on a skiing holiday in St. Moritz and took a guest ride. I liked it. I thought it was a thrilling experience. It is scary. I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was apprehensive at first.

When you have a guest role, it’s like being dropped into a show out of a helicopter.