I don't like kids that are pushed into things by stage mums, but when I can see they are having a good time, they're excited and enjoying the process, then I think it's wrong to discriminate.

If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning.

The end of the animal trade would leave more time to trap or beat to death pop star wannabes.

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.

I'd say the most dangerous thing I've ever done is probably bungee jumping in Thailand...

I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical, so be it. I hate political correctness. I absolutely loathe it.

That was extraordinary. Unfortunately, extraordinarily bad.

I want people to understand that from the minute Lady Gaga arrived, she created a new set of rules: being different is good; embrace it.

Not everybody is perfect, and I don't think we should be looking for perfect people.

The best way to kill someone is from the inside, by crushing their hopes and dreams.

My heart is suffering from reality, so I go to sleep and dream I'm on a fairy tale

My father says you remember the smell of your country no matter where you are but only recognize it when you're far away.

Politeness is sometimes a great tax upon sincerity.

If you don't see something as a career but as an important part of your life, you don't know how you're going to feel about it.

A lower interest rate doesn't make a debt go away.

Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

The great artist, whether he be musician, painter, or poet, is known for this absolute unexpectedness.

One day my 3-year-old daughter said 'Your very handsome, Poppy.' That was the best compliment ever.

Lou Brock was a great base stealer but today I am the greatest.

We don't move on in the stunt unless it looks like a hit. So when I see it on TV, I'm generally satisfied that people are going to buy it.