“When I started to play trumpet I was fortunate to learn very quickly.” — Frankie Avalon Quote

When I started to play trumpet I was fortunate to learn very quickly.

Everybody wants instant gratification for everything. It's all got to be like fast food. You want a hamburger now, you get it now. Hey, even when McDonald's started out, it took them a couple of minutes to make your burger and get it to you. Now, it's all wham, bam. That's tough enough on a burger. It's impossible with a relationship.

They look for the top note to end every song. They don't know what they are singing about. There is no style.

They weren't great pictures, but they were fun, and they really represented that period of time well.

I'm very happy I get to keep working - it's an insanely fortunate thing.

I was very fortunate that I saved my money and I still do.

There are very few actors in L.A. who can call their own shots. If you're able to work on something that you actually like working on, you're a very lucky person, and if you're able to keep it going, you're very fortunate.

I've always been fanatical about wrestling from a young age, growing up in Newcastle, and I have been fortunate to start training, get opportunities, and meet the right people at the right time.

I've been fortunate in my career to have the opportunity to pick and choose the parts I play. I've also been lucky to always be involved with quality actors, quality directors, quality writers.