Casey Kasem Quotes
"Because of my background in theater and radio acting, I knew that I could make a living as an actor."
- Casey Kasem
(Related: Acting, Actor, Living, Theater)
"That something extra, I believe, is a certain humanity that comes from upbeat and positive human interest letters and success stories. Advertisers like to be associated with those qualities."
- Casey Kasem
(Related: Success, Positive, Humanity, Interest, Letters)
"Anytime in radio that you can reach somebody on an emotional level, you're really connecting."
- Casey Kasem
"As you know, in the past several years, month after month, radio has increased its revenues - some of it even coming from Dot-Com advertisers. So, radio is a survivor."
- Casey Kasem
(Related: Past, Years)
"Basically, radio hasn't changed over the years."
- Casey Kasem
(Related: Years)
"Before that, they thought talking movies might eliminate radio as well. But radio just keeps getting stronger."
- Casey Kasem
(Related: Movies, Thought, Talking)
"But otherwise, music is about a beat and a message."
- Casey Kasem
(Related: Music)
"Despite all the technical improvements, it still boils down to a man or a woman and a microphone, playing music, sharing stories, talking about issues - communicating with an audience."
- Casey Kasem
(Related: Music, Man, Sharing, Talking, Woman)
"I must have done about 25,000 promos."
- Casey Kasem
"The stories are success stories. The letters from listeners often touch the heart and can be inspiring."
- Casey Kasem
(Related: Success, Heart, Inspiring, Letters)
"My first commercial was for Miller High Life beer."
- Casey Kasem
(Related: Life, Beer, First)
"My agent said that I was one of the top three busiest people in the country."
- Casey Kasem
(Related: People, Country)
"Interestingly, songs used to be short, then they became longer, and now they're getting shorter."
- Casey Kasem
(Related: Now, Songs)
"If the beat gets to the audience, and the message touches them, you've got a hit."
- Casey Kasem
"I probably would be continuing to do voice-overs, continuing to do cartoon shows, and at the same time I'd probably be on a sitcom or a dramatic television show."
- Casey Kasem
(Related: Time, Television, Voice)
"I had also done a little disc jockeying."
- Casey Kasem
"We tell stories. We talk about statistics. And in 1978, we added an element of the show that gave it its heartbeat: the long distance dedication."
- Casey Kasem
(Related: Dedication, Statistics, Talk)