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>> i thought how cool is that, the king of rock and roll just walked through the door and he's a real person. it taught me a lot about leaving the star on stage. when you go off stage, you're just another person. and it really put it -- the whole show -- >> it was their job. >> what else made those guys the best? >> they worked. >> i think they didn't look at it as being a celebrity. they looked at it as being an entertainer. it was their job and it was every day how do i be better? they loved that audience. we love our audiences. we want them to leave feeling that, you know what? it's an expensive ticket, not as expensive as some of them here, but when they leave they got their money's worth, they had an experience, something that brought them back to some kind of memory, whether it was way back the donnie and marie original shows or whether it was a current something they saw like "dancing with the stars" or whatever. they walk away feeling that they got to know us better. >> here is another thing, piers. sometimes i feel like entertainers, young entertainers that jump into the business get a lot of fame and fortune. >> wait a minute, we're young.
>> yes. >> john wayne. you name it, it's crazy. ethel merman. >> i went to see elvis presley, his closing night show at the hilton. we were opening up the next show. i remember watching the king on stage. he could do no wrong. the next night i'm in his dressing room with my brothers getting ready and the door opens up, hi, everybody, i'm elvis presley and he really talked like this, too. i want to say hi and good luck. >> that's good. >> i thought how cool is that, the king of rock and roll just walked through the door and he's a real person. it taught me a lot about leaving the star on stage. when you go off stage, you're just another person. and it really put it -- the whole show -- >> it was their job. >> what else made those guys the best? >> they worked. >> i think they didn't look at it as being a celebrity. they looked at it as being an entertainer. it was their job and it was every day how do i be better? they loved that audience. we love our audiences. we want them to leave feeling that, you know what? it's an expensive ticket, not as
ethel merman. >> i went to see elvis presley, his closing night show at the hilt hilton. we were opening up the next show. i remember watching the king on stage. he could do no wrong. the next night i'm in his dressing room with my brothers getting ready and the door opens up, hi, everybody, i'm elvis presley and he really talked like this, too. i want to say hi and good luck. >> that's good. >> i thought how cool is that, the king of rock and roll just walked through the door and he's a real person. it taught me a lot about leaving the star on stage. when you go off stage, you're just another person. and it really put it -- the whole show -- >> it was their job. >> what else made those guys the best? >> they worked. >> i think they didn't look at it as being a celebrity. they looked at it as being an entertainer. it was their job and it was every day how do i be better? they loved that audience. we love our audiences. we want them to leave feeling
presley." and he talked like this, too. >> that's good. >> "i want to say hi and good luck." >> that's my brother. >> i thought, how cool is that? the king of rock and roll just walks through the door and he's a real person. it taught me a lot about leaving the star on stage. when you go off stage, you're just another person. and it really put the whole show business thing into perspective for me. >> it was their job. >> what else made those guys the best? >> they worked. >> i think they didn't look at it as being a celebrity. they looked at it as being an entertainer. it was their job. and it was every day how do i be better, how do i get -- i mean, they loved that audience. we love our audiences. we want them to leave feeling that, you know what, it's an expensive ticket, it's not as expensive as some of them here, but when they leave they got their money's worth, they had an experience, they had something that brought them back to some kind of memory. whether it was way back, the donny and marie original shows or a current something they saw like "dancing with the stars" or whatever, they walkway feeling that they got to know us better.