Dustin Diamond Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

All these child stars grow up and they're knockin' over banks and getting prostitutes. I'm, like, one of the only people I know that has managed to dodge all of that negative crap.

Eat some pizza, play some Xbox, watch some TV. Gross? Maybe. Me? Yes.

I don't expect that we're going to become the biggest craze. If it happened, I'd be really shocked. I think people will dig it, but there will be a sea of people who just don't get it.

I don't know who's worse with little boys, Mario or Michael Jackson.

I don't think you can ever make enough to be set for life. Well, I guess there are limits. In the billions, I guess.

I like bands that people have never heard of, like Lamb and Mr. Bungle. Mr. Bungle is actually the group that made me really want to form a band.

I really pay attention to the bass in the music I listen to, and that's what I tend to write toward.

I think it's unique to find band members who all have ears that are tuned to the odd.

I think there were a lot fewer random deaths with swords. I could be wrong. I have no idea. But it just seems that way.

I'm a shepherd, not a sheep, and I've always prided myself on being a leader and not a follower.

I'm left handed, but my dad taught me to play guitar right-handed.

I'm not a big radio guy, I don't listen to whatever is the hip new thing.

I'm proud of my work, and I had a good time doing it, but music is totally different.

I'm the guy who will eat something that looks nice when I'm out, but when I take it home in a doggie bag, it'll sit in the back of my refrigerator until it starts to move.

I've been in this business so long, it just doesn't faze me. I know what's going to happen before it happens.

If I ever went, I'd want to go peacefully in my sleep. I wouldn't want to plan my own death.

If we could sell 100,000 units every album, that would rock. We'd have a big cult following, we'd have a built-in fanbase so we could pretty much play anywhere, people would show up and rock out.

It pisses me off, people are idiots, but what are you going to do? The world is full of idiots. That's why we'll never have flying cars. People don't know how to drive.

Kids these days don't know as much about music as they think they do.

My dad played classical guitar, and he started teaching me at the age of 5. I'd always hum tunes around the house.

Once we play every place once, people are going to know, the word's going to be out, and that's when it's going to rock.

Our music, you either get it or you don't. There's no middle ground.

Sorry dude, but we're in a boxing match and you went against your word and tried to make me look weak and stupid in front of 17 million people. That's just not gonna happen.

The Britney Spears fans aren't going to dig us.

The sword was a very elegant weapon in the days of the samurai. You had honor and chivalry much like the knights, and yet it was a gruesome and horrific weapon.

There are a lot of girls that will try to hook up with you, then try to have your kid because they figure they're going to get all this money from you.

There's people that figure if they hang out with you, all of a sudden they're going to be successes. I've had two or three stalkers in my life.

This music isn't Top 40, we really stand out from anyone.

We don't know what we're writing until it just comes out. We don't sit around crunching numbers.

You know the people who are there are there because they love the music. It has nothing to do with Saved by the Bell or any of that crap.

You see people who are 19 or 20 years old and they don't even know who The Who is. It's like, where have you been? Justin Timberlake? C'mon. Where are the roots?

You've got Corey Feldman doing his thing, and the problem is, they're trying to be pop stars. You can't compare Salty to any of the other actors out there playing music.

Trivia

Dustin tried for 3 years to audition for the role of Shaggy in Scooby Doo. He (obviously) didn't get the part or even an audition.

Dustin Diamond needs to raise $250,000 to keep his home in Wisconsin.

Dustin hopes to one day write a book about his experience growing up as a child actor.

Dustin's dad, Mark Diamond, appeared in an episode of Saved by the Bell in 1989.

Dustin is no wimp; he's got a black belt in karate!

Dustin was a guest-star for several episodes of The Wonder Years.

Dustin enjoys working with computers.

Dustin is the only cast member to have a starring role in all four installments of the Saved by the Bell series.

Dustin appeared in the 98 Degrees music video "I Do [Cherish You]."

Dustin is a noted fan of professional wrestling.

Dustin was just 11 years old when he started playing Samuel "Screech" Powers on Good Morning, Miss Bliss.