We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves.
I'm a great believer in getting checked out because if you know you're OK, you actually feel better; your mind plays a big part of it.
The object of this competition is not to be mean to the losers but to find a winner. The process makes you mean because you get frustrated. Kids turn up unrehearsed, wearing the wrong clothes, singing out of tune and you can either say, "Good job" and patronize them or tell them the truth, and sometimes the truth is perceived as mean.
My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don't.
Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don't compromise.
It would hurt my feelings if I respected your opinions.
If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning.
The Chinese view us as an enemy, very, very militant toward the United States, and I don't even think the United States knows it.
Pro-choice supporters are often heard using the cool language of the courts and the vocabulary of rights. Americans who are deeply ambivalent about abortion often miss the sound of caring.
At 24, my head was as shiny as a cue ball on a billiard table. I naturally thought this meant curtains. Actually, I found it helped. When I was too young to play real character parts, they mistook me for older because of the bald noggin. I got juicy roles right from the start.
Of course there are certain things that get to me, but I try and lead by example and show people that, especially with haters, that you should just ignore them.