Pia Zadora Quotes & Sayings

“Butterfly was certainly a vehicle for me, and if it died, it still would have served its purpose, in spades. We never expected it to give me the visibility it has given me. It was just a small thing as a vehicle, and suddenly the whole world knew about it.”

“I have a funny name.”

“I don't like to go to the movies to see violence or some kind of spy thing with all kinds of information you have to assimilate to understand the plot.”

“The reason we shot it was that the script was geared to Las Vegas and it was something commercial that we wanted to have in the can in case Butterfly was a success and we needed a follow-up.”

“You know, it was important for me to do something like that, because nobody ever really thought I could do anything except look sexy on a poster and go shopping.”

“But there's not enough time in life to go sit at a party, have a drink, and make idle conversation. There's too many important things to do. Just being together with my husband, spending time alone, which I have very little of.”

“You know, it's not the people in Hollywood who go to see movies that will make a movie successful; it's the people all around the country; it's word-of-mouth.”

“A lot of straight people think I'm nuts.”

“Basically, I'm a romantic.”

“The thing you do is escape from them by immersing myself in the character you're playing.”