In the '80s, it was difficult and frustrating to appear in the theater and TV again, even though I had some successful shows and hit records. Now, I have to say, the '90s are the best decade of my life. I've done the best work and, in a funny way, I'm enjoying the most success... more than in the '70s.

David Cassidy

When you go through hell, your own personal hell, and you have lost - loss of fame, loss of money, loss of career, loss of family, loss of love, loss of your own identity that I experienced in my own life - and you've been able to face the demons that have haunted you... I appreciate everything that I have.

David Cassidy

If you're not a daydreamer, you haven't got any imagination.

David Cassidy

It's not about the fame and the money because if you do good work all that stuff comes.

David Cassidy

I hitched up to Haight-Ashbury in the Summer of Love, you know? And I was very much politically aligned with that whole mentality, the whole ideology of that generation, the music, the culture, the behavior.

David Cassidy

It's not that my father didn't love me, it's just that he wasn't capable of consistently being there. His mood swings were gigantic.

David Cassidy

It's been the work that has carried me and I never wanted to rest on my laurels or go back and do what I done before.

David Cassidy

There's nothing wrong with becoming a role model, nothing wrong with inspiring people to become musicians, to become actors.

David Cassidy

The difference now is that the paparazzi get paid fortunes. That's what motivates people; it's about the money, sadly, at anyone's expense.

David Cassidy

When you cut your life into a film - 90-some minutes of film - you end up taking snapshots and vignettes of the highlights of it - marriage, divorce, death, success, fame, loss. The up and the down and the up again.

David Cassidy

I've always had a love for horses since I was really young. When I was 5 years old, the only thing that made me happy was when they'd take me out and give me pony rides.

David Cassidy

What I want is credibility I got as a songwriter and actor and doing 'Blood Brothers' on Broadway with my brother Shaun.

David Cassidy

Nobody likes to be rejected, you know?

David Cassidy

My music was never considered cool, but I've always felt that connection with the audience.

David Cassidy

I bought my first horse when I was 15. I always loved racing and I started studying about breeding and I've been doing it now for 30 years, so I have some credibility.

David Cassidy

I didn't end up some sad, tragic guy singing in a lounge somewhere. I never went out and took big money for nostalgia and became like an oldies act.

David Cassidy

I've done an enormous amount of bringing light into people's lives, and I'm very proud of that and touching and inspiring people.

David Cassidy

I read in one fan magazine that I was very self-centered. And I am.

David Cassidy

Going through 'The Partridge Family,' I looked up to people like Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck and all those guys. But as an actor playing a part, I had to sing what was right for the character and the show.

David Cassidy

All that stuff - 'teen idol' - that wasn't me.

David Cassidy

Until I really dealt with a lot of the demons in my life - the fear and self-doubt and unresolved issues with my old man - I could never feel fulfilled and happy. I would wake up in the morning and feel bad.

David Cassidy