Robert Goulet's Quotes

When I sing full-on I use my whole body. I open my throat and let it fly out.

You have to remember, I didn't want this life.

You play your character and it isn't right to step out of it. You have to stay in that character.

I can tell jokes. I can talk to the audience. I can relax. I can change my songs whenever I want. I can change the tempos. I can change the mood, because I'm in charge.

Hey, I've been doing what I do for a long time, my friend.

I'm a performer. We don't retire.

Rocky Marciano had such guts and heart. He was something special.

When you sing a song the way I sing it, you have to use your whole body. It's almost like working out.

Why stop now when I'm just getting the hang of it?

You open the show with a bang, then don't come back on for 45 minutes.

The only good thing about going to the fights is you can go into the green room and you can see some of your old friends that you haven't seen in a long time.

Ali and I have become friends over the years. I was on a plane with him one time when he was the champion.

Ali's daughter is fighting and Joe Frazier's daughter is fighting as well.

And of course coming from Massachusetts, Rocky Marciano was my favorite.

But I don't work out. I pay people to do that for me.

I don't watch a lot of featherweight fights yet some of those fights are the best fights ever.

I like being on this stage because it keeps me thinking.

I only eat one meal a day. Lunch, not dinner.

I think that people who have Vegas throat are people who sing from their throats only.

I used to be afraid of looking at the audience.

I used to have trouble in front of an audience. I felt uncomfortable.

I wanted to be a plumber.

I was born in Massachusetts and lived there until I was thirteen years old.