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I never 'went Hollywood.' Perhaps some of my behavior was detrimental to my career, but I couldn't go the route of Hollywood parties.

My pursuit was more in the music thing, so I never went out pursuing movies. It was more just pursuing my singing career because people came to me for singing more than they did for doing movies.

When I first came to Hollywood, I could not break into movies.

Hollywood's never really been the ultimate goal for me.

I never did love Hollywood, I just loved the work.

I don't champion the idea of being in a Hollywood movie. I never had fun in one of them.

I've never done a big studio film, I've only ever done little ones.

I was never that into the movies. Never. Even as a youngster. I became interested in movie music only because of the studio orchestras in Hollywood.

I stuck around in Hollywood for too long. I was there a long time, and when I left, I was smart enough to realise that what I was leaving was not just the movie business. I wanted to get rid of the whole atmosphere.

I never really considered myself an actor because I never pursued it.