"I am looking forward to getting to do things I have never done before"
About this Quote
The key move is the phrase “things I have never done before.” It’s not about achievement; it’s about novelty. That matters in entertainment, where longevity can harden into a brand and a brand can become a cage. Danza’s subtext is: don’t reduce me to the rerun. He’s asserting a continuing capacity for surprise, not by rejecting the past, but by widening the frame around it. It’s a gentle rebuttal to typecasting, nostalgia tours, and the quiet assumption that an older performer’s best work is behind him.
There’s also a carefully American optimism here: the future as a series of fresh doors, regardless of age. The sentence is aspirational without being grandiose, humble without being small. It works because it invites the listener to root for motion itself - the idea that curiosity, not youth, is the real engine of a career.
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| Topic | New Beginnings |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Danza, Tony. (2026, January 15). I am looking forward to getting to do things I have never done before. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-am-looking-forward-to-getting-to-do-things-i-159866/
Chicago Style
Danza, Tony. "I am looking forward to getting to do things I have never done before." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-am-looking-forward-to-getting-to-do-things-i-159866/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I am looking forward to getting to do things I have never done before." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-am-looking-forward-to-getting-to-do-things-i-159866/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.



