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title: "1 Talent Going Quotes By Erich Bergen"
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> [As an actor, when you are called upon to do a job, you are oftentimes convinced you can't do it. You say to yourself 'I don't have the talent for this; they are going to figure out I'm a fraud.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-bergen/as-an-actor-when-you-are-called-upon-to-do-a-job-you-are-oftentimes/)

[Erich Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-bergen/)

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## More by Erich Bergen

> [I love working in television, and I've been thrilled to be a part of so many wonderful shows. I worked with Lady Gaga on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-bergen/i-love-working-in-television-and-i-ve-been-thrilled-to-be-a-part-of/)

[Erich Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-bergen/)

> [As an actor, when you are called upon to do a job, you are oftentimes convinced you can't do it. You say to yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-bergen/as-an-actor-when-you-are-called-upon-to-do-a-job-you-are-oftentimes/)

[Erich Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-bergen/)

> [As a person, I'm just really kitchy and corny, and I love '70s variety shows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-bergen/as-a-person-i-m-just-really-kitchy-and-corny-and-i-love-70s-variety/)

[Erich Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-bergen/)

> [My dad grew up in Pittsburgh in the '50s, and he used to sing Four Seasons songs on the stoop. He made me listen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-bergen/my-dad-grew-up-in-pittsburgh-in-the-50s-and-he-used-to-sing-four/)

[Erich Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-bergen/)

> [I saw my first Broadway show when I was 10 years old. I saw 'Big: The Musical' and I remember going out to dinner…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-bergen/i-saw-my-first-broadway-show-when-i-was-10-years-old-i-saw-big-the/)

[Erich Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-bergen/)

> [A lot of my friends were a lot into theatre a lot earlier than I was. A lot of my friends were kids who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-bergen/a-lot-of-my-friends-were-a-lot-into-theatre-a-lot-earlier-than-i-was/)

[Erich Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-bergen/)

> ['Dawn (Go Away)' is a sad lyric, but the melody is so happy and fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-bergen/dawn-go-away-is-a-sad-lyric-but-the-melody-is-so-happy-and-fun/)

[Erich Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-bergen/)

> ['Jersey Boys' was a lot of running around and a lot of energy, but it was more stylized movement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-bergen/jersey-boys-was-a-lot-of-running-around-and-a-lot-of-energy-but-it/)

[Erich Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-bergen/)

> [I dropped out of high school three days into my senior year because I hated it because New York City public school is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-bergen/i-dropped-out-of-high-school-three-days-into-my-senior-year-because-i/)

[Erich Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-bergen/)

> [I've been performing since I was very little, about three years old. I was inspired at first by the MTV artists of the '80s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-bergen/i-ve-been-performing-since-i-was-very-little-about-three-years-old-i/)

[Erich Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-bergen/)

> [Every bar mitzvah I ever went to was, 'Here comes 'Oh, What a Night.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-bergen/every-bar-mitzvah-i-ever-went-to-was-here-comes-oh-what-a-night/)

[Erich Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-bergen/)

> [I get tips from Bob Gaudio. And one of my songs somehow caught the attention of one of my idols, Marty Panzer, who wrote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-bergen/i-get-tips-from-bob-gaudio-and-one-of-my-songs-somehow-caught-the/)

[Erich Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-bergen/)

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