--- title: "1 Did Smoke Quotes By Irene Cara" description: "1 Did Smoke quotes by Irene Cara. Plus more from Irene Cara and more Did Smoke sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e80/irene-cara-18117_arms_here-i-found-myself-in-my-early-20s-at-t_2567736.jpg" --- > [Here I found myself in my early 20s, at the height of my career, up against something I was totally powerless against. I had enemies I had never heard of because of this. I certainly didn't have needles hanging out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-cara/here-i-found-myself-in-my-early-20s-at-the-height-of-my-career-up/) [Irene Cara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irene-cara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e80/irene-cara-18117_arms_here-i-found-myself-in-my-early-20s-at-t_2567736.jpg) ## More by Irene Cara > [When I act, I act. When I sing, I sing. I don't put one over the other. Entertaining is what I do best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-cara/when-i-act-i-act-when-i-sing-i-sing-i-don-t-put-one-over-the-other/) [Irene Cara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irene-cara/) > [Your fear seems to hide deep inside your mind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-cara/your-fear-seems-to-hide-deep-inside-your-mind/) [Irene Cara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irene-cara/) > [I've had my bubblegum years and I did them well. Now it's time to come back as the woman, artist, and musician that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-cara/i-ve-had-my-bubblegum-years-and-i-did-them-well-now-it-s-time-to-come/) [Irene Cara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irene-cara/) > [I had been performing since I was 5, so it wasn't like I hadn't been on a stage before. I was always older than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-cara/i-had-been-performing-since-i-was-5-so-it-wasn-t-like-i-hadn-t-been/) [Irene Cara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irene-cara/) > [The situation is not good with the record companies. It's just not working out, so I don't plan to record until it's straightened out.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-cara/the-situation-is-not-good-with-the-record-companies-it-s-just-not/) [Irene Cara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irene-cara/) > [Take your passion and make it happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-cara/take-your-passion-and-make-it-happen/) [Irene Cara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irene-cara/) > [I'll never be that trusting again, believing accountants and lawyers have my best interests at heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-cara/i-ll-never-be-that-trusting-again-believing-accountants-and-lawyers/) [Irene Cara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irene-cara/) > [My brother, Mario, is in show business and so are all my cousins on my dad's side. We come from a family of musicians.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-cara/my-brother-mario-is-in-show-business-and-so-are-all-my-cousins-on-my/) [Irene Cara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irene-cara/) > [That first apartment was a big step. It has a lot to do with being independent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-cara/that-first-apartment-was-a-big-step-it-has-a-lot-to-do-with-being/) [Irene Cara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irene-cara/) > [I don't mean to sound immodest, but I never had any doubt that I'd be successful, nor any fear of success. I was raised…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-cara/i-don-t-mean-to-sound-immodest-but-i-never-had-any-doubt-that-i-d-be/) [Irene Cara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irene-cara/) > [I didn't have to go to school, graduate and then go, What am I going to do? I knew from the beginning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-cara/i-didn-t-have-to-go-to-school-graduate-and-then-go-what-am-i-going-to/) [Irene Cara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irene-cara/) > [I refuse to let anybody try to typecast me. It's against my nature. I like to continually do different things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-cara/i-refuse-to-let-anybody-try-to-typecast-me-it-s-against-my-nature-i/) [Irene Cara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irene-cara/) > [If something isn't working out in one aspect of my career, it's not any big neurotic, crazy phase for me, it's just something that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-cara/if-something-isn-t-working-out-in-one-aspect-of-my-career-it-s-not/) [Irene Cara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irene-cara/) > [I play piano and write better than I can sing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-cara/i-play-piano-and-write-better-than-i-can-sing/) [Irene Cara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irene-cara/) > [Cara is not my real name, and I'm not going to tell you what it is. Only because I do live in New York…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-cara/cara-is-not-my-real-name-and-i-m-not-going-to-tell-you-what-it-is/) [Irene Cara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irene-cara/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/did-smoke/irene-cara/#itemlist", "name": "1 Did Smoke Quotes By Irene Cara", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Here I found myself in my early 20s, at the height of my career, up against something I was totally powerless against. I had enemies I had never heard of because of this. 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