One of the things that's kind of persistent is that I am the model on the cover of Tom Waits' album, Small Change. Cassandra Peterson More Quotes by Cassandra Peterson More Quotes From Cassandra Peterson I think, cumulatively, I probably have done more photo sessions than just about everyone. Maybe as much as a supermodel. I know they model all the time, but have they done it for 35 years? I don't think so. Cassandra Peterson doneyearsthinking I vaguely remember doing [all my] photo sessions, but definitely there were some surprises there for me. Cassandra Peterson sessionsurpriseremember Since I always go to work as Elvira, maybe a giant version of a cat. A black cat. I love cats and I think Elvira would look really good sitting on one. Cassandra Peterson blackcatthinking Actually, when I was little I even dreamed about riding a black cat. Cassandra Peterson ridingblackcat I always say there are no coincidences. Cassandra Peterson coincidence There's a lot that I watch over and over. But I have to say, because of my line of work as a horror-movie hostess, I've probably seen Night Of The Living Dead more than any movie. I've probably seen it more than George A. Romero. Cassandra Peterson linesnightwatches I had these couple of hippie guy friends who were super broke and living in the attic of somebody's house and they were like, "We don't have any food, man." And so I decided to go to the grocery store and steal chicken pot pie. And I stuck it inside my clothes. I took a couple frozen chicken pot pies and stuck them inside my pants, and I got caught walking out of the store. And they took me in the back room, and - luckily, I was 14, but I had a fake ID saying I was 18, so they didn't call my parents. Cassandra Peterson couplehippiemen When I was into The Beatles, I cut my hair into a Beatle haircut, which looked so ridiculously stupid with my little cat-eye glasses that I wore. Cassandra Peterson cateyestupid People were really staying away from me. And that's kind of when I split up with all my best friends at school - they were going, "Something's happened to her, she's totally weird" - and found my new friends, who were Beatles fans. Cassandra Peterson my-best-friendpeopleschool I was a complete mod and had to wear mod clothes and have a Beatle haircut, and I tried to talk in a Liverpool accent. Cassandra Peterson modsaccentsclothes I've met a lot of famous people. I'm lucky enough to have been able to be Elvira. I would probably have to say the most famous is probably Elvis Presley, though. I spent an evening, a night, and part of the next day with him. Cassandra Peterson next-daynightpeople I felt like I kind of got to know [Elvis Presley], and got a little peek inside what was going on there. That was pretty amazing. Cassandra Peterson kindknowslittles When I lived in Las Vegas, I was meeting everybody: Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Engelbert Humperdinck, Tom Jones - we won't go there - but all these people that were working in Vegas a million years ago, way before I was Elvira. Cassandra Peterson vegaspeopleyears [Vincent Price] did Oscar Wilde on Broadway, and I think he probably did it because he was almost like an Oscar Wilde. He had that brilliant humor. Cassandra Peterson oscarsbroadwaythinking I hate to sound cliché, but it would probably be the day my daughter was born. That was a pretty amazing experience. Cassandra Peterson daughterhatesound It's weird. I guess I got so used to [g-strings] when I was really young that I just couldn't stand it anymore. Cassandra Peterson stringsusedyoung I can't stand VPL, visible panty line. So I'm wondering how many other people out there are wearing thongs. Cassandra Peterson lineswonderpeople I have a lot of good days I'd like to relive. Cassandra Peterson good-day People think, "Oh my god, you've been doing this job for so many years, it must get boring." It's like, "No, hell no," because I get to sing, I get to dance, I get to be on TV and in films, I get to do merchandising, licensing, show up at conventions, write, or take photographs for my book. There are so many different things going on for me that it never gets boring. It's always fun and interesting. Cassandra Peterson writingfunbook When I was a kid... I don't know which was more embarrassing, when I was really into The Beatles or when I was a hippie. Cassandra Peterson embarrassinghippiekids
