Quotes / The Prima Donna

Music

Primadonna girl, yeah
All I ever wanted was the world
I can't help that I need it all
The primadonna life, the rise and fall
You say that I'm kinda difficult
But it's always someone else's fault

—Marina Diamandis, "Primadonna"

Live-Action TV

C.C.: Nanny Fine, you're alone with the kid for two minutes and he wants to quit show business?!
Fran: ...B-but, you yourself said that the kid was a pain in the butt!
Mr. Sheffield: Alright, Miss Fine, let me see if you can follow this, hmm? Sky: blue. Fire: hot. Actor: pain in the butt!

—The Nanny, "When You Pish Upon A Star"

Radio

Carolyn: Listen to this! This chamber orchestra we're picking up - listen to what their conductor's put under "any special requirements?". "The first violins will not sit together. The second violins will not sit apart. The harpist will ignore you unless your aura is orange — there is nothing you can do to make your aura more orange. The tubist must on no account be given alcohol. The conductor must at all times be given alcohol; he will also require the toilet to himself for an hour before landing. And most importantly, the bassoonist, Madam Syzszko-Bohusz, will be working under the presumption that you are trying to kill her unless proved otherwise, so avoid approaching her with blunt instruments, sharp knives, or hot liquids." Terrific. How am I supposed to serve her dinner?!
Douglas: Carefully.

—Cabin Pressure, "Gdansk"

Web Original

“Oh, that exit door looks so beautiful and I can’t wait for the day when Tyra Banks’ ass walks through it” – Tyra’s co-hosts in that picture◊, probably.

—Michael K.

I realize reality shows are largely staged, and that even when they're not, they are specifically designed to produce screeching matches between spoiled, emotionally stunted human beings. But I don't think he's acting here, and I guess that's upsetting because it means living a life of fame, wealth and sustained success leaves you in an emotional place where you can be driven to a blackout rage over a bag of missing sponges.

— Cracked, "5 Bizarre Outbursts by Celebrities You Thought Were Sane"

Kinski swaggers into the front of the scene, directly in front of the singer, blocking her from the camera. His jealousy of these beautiful little girls is nauseating and gives one the sick feeling that Kinski would stand on a baby if it were more full-center in the frame than he was.

—Cintra Wilson on Klaus Kinski in Cobra Verde

I know some folks say that’s just part of the Triple H character, but I trust me, I’ve seen enough promising careers hit the skids after running into his ‘character’ to question that.

—Wrestlecrap, "Chris Jericho and Lucy the Dog"

Real Life

"I didn’t warm to him. His demeanour was neither friendly, nor inclusive. He behaved much as one might expect a child to behave who had been indulged and led to believe that life revolved around them. There was certainly none of the professional respect that one would expect to be shared when two programmes combine for a special purpose. Even though we were on the TARDIS set, it was very much his territory and his agenda."

—Colin Baker on Jimmy Savile

"He said, 'In it, you'll play a character who becomes sort of God,' and then, he paused and said, 'something, of course, you always thought you were,' I thought that was funny."

—Gary Lockwood (Star Trek: The Original Series, "Where No Man Has Gone Before") on Gene Roddenberry

Steve was trouble if you invited him to breakfast. He didn’t like anything. Like Marlon Brando, he could be a pain in the ass on set. Unlike Brando, he wasn’t an actor.

—James Garner on Steve McQueen

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