Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Annie Golden

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actress Annie Golden.
Last updated on November 6, 2024.
Annie Golden

Annie Golden is an American actress and singer. She first came to prominence as the lead singer of the punk band the Shirts from 1975 to 1981 with whom she recorded three albums. She began her acting career as Mother in the 1977 Broadway revival of Hair; later taking on the role of Jeannie Ryan in the 1979 film version of the musical. Other notable film credits include Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Baby Boom (1987), Longtime Companion (1989), Strictly Business (1991), Prelude to a Kiss (1992), 12 Monkeys (1995), The American Astronaut (2001), It Runs in the Family (2003), Adventures of Power (2008), and I Love You Phillip Morris (2009).

All of my friends in the business ask, 'Why is this woman not a star? Why is she not a household name?'
I am the flower child who will not wilt. You couldn't have asked for anything more.
If I wrote a memoir, it would be like 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.' — © Annie Golden
If I wrote a memoir, it would be like 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.'
People come up to me all the time. If I'm with friends or in a crowd, I'm fine, but if I'm by myself, I get afraid because people are nuts.
Every time you're given a job, you're given a gift, and if you're flexible, you never know what's going to happen.
If you are a singer and you lose your voice, you realize that you have other skill sets when that is taken out of the equation.
I was the illegitimate child of the legitimate theater. I had no training. I came from downtown rock and roll, and when I came in and auditioned for the Broadway revival of 'Hair,' I had no eyebrows - kind of a Bowie-esque glimmer kid. And it was hard representing the flower power era when we were stone cold punks.
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