Man`s mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain
John Calvin
[on Elvis Presley] Elvis was my idol from the beginning and even today when I`m alone I`ll often put on the "King Creole" album. He`s produced the most exciting pop music sounds of all time.
Cliff Richard
The first time I met him, he just showed me his Rolex. He says `Look at it` then I look at it. Then he told me `Work hard, and you are going to have it! (on meeting his idol, `Chow Yun-Fat`, for the first time)
Andy Lau
I know about Kylie (Kylie Minogue) and Robbie (Robbie Williams) and `Pop Idol` and stuff like that. You can`t get away from that when you hit the [British] shore, so I know all about the cruise ship entertainment aspect of British pop.
David Bowie
[Asked if he feels guilty about what he says to the American Idol contestants] "No, what I am doing is kind by telling people who are useless `Do something that you`re good at`. So I would only feel guilt if I misled somebody who was terrible."
Simon Cowell
And if you really believe in your heart of hearts that you have the talent, go for it. But you`ve got to make sure you really have the talent. I was watching that TV show, American Idol, and they were showing these auditions. The contestants think in thei...
Lea Salonga
If I could meet anybody in the whole world, dead or alive, it would be Audrey Hepburn. She is my idol. I`ve been watching her movies since I was a little kid.
Emily VanCamp
I certainly wasn`t the idol of millions. I just happened to get good parts. And so I wasn`t worried...because I could see these character parts stretching on into the, you know, dim days of the future.
James Whitmore
My mother saw him on telly and said: He looks so much like your father!" So now I think I`m Pete`s secret love child!" (Speaking about her fellow judge on Pop Idol: The Rivals, Pete Waterman.)
Geri Halliwell
We`ve done three seasons of American Idol and by now it is safe to assume that most people know that you have to be able to sing. But people turn up who can`t sing a note and yet they believe they are the Second Coming.
Simon Cowell
I`ve always wanted to be an escape for people, I would love to be able to be that one thing that gets you out of your 9-5, and if it`s for a minutes and a half on American Idol, I`m satisfied with that.
Ace Young
That`s my idol, Elvis Presley. If you went to my house, you`d see pictures all over of Elvis. He`s just the greatest entertainer that ever lived. And I think it`s because he had such presence. When Elvis walked into a room, Elvis Presley was in the f---in...
Eddie Murphy
When I made it onto American Idol, I knew that food - my eating disorder - was the one thing really holding me back. I was binging my whole life away for days at a time. So when I got on the show, I said, `You know what? I can do well in this competition....
Katharine McPhee
[on working with Matt Dillon on "The Flamingo Kid"] I wasn`t sure if I was going to encounter a teen idol or a professional, but I`m happy to report that Matt is a professional. He`s very dedicated, very conscientious. He is very concerned about being a g...
Richard Crenna
If I could meet anybody in the whole world, dead or alive, it would be Audrey Hepburn. She is my idol. I`ve been watching her movies since I was a little kid.
Emily van Camp
I wanted to act, but I`d always been convinced that actors had to be handsome. That came from the days when Errol Flynn was my idol. I`d come out of a theater and be startled when I looked in a mirror because I didn`t look like Flynn. I felt like him.
Gene Hackman
In the UK now you can have a hit record by selling 20 records. It`s a cliche but it is like the fast food industry. There are so many brilliant artists out there but in the UK they aren`t being signed. I know the Pop Idol thing is big but the turnover is ...
Luke Goss
To a Pop Idol contestant: "Let me throw a mathematical dilemma at you - there`s 500 left, well how come the odds of you winning are a million to one?"
Simon Cowell
[On being asked what it was like working with Hugh Grant] "Hugh was brilliant. He helped me a lot by giving me ideas and teaching me something new every day. He really helped me get into my role. He`s my idol now. Him and Jim Carrey - I`d like to work wit...
Nicholas Hoult
Dolly is a legend. Jessica is so beautiful. I take it as a big compliment when people put me beside them. About being compared to Dolly Parton & Jessica Simpson on the Idol red carpet.
Kellie Pickler
What if Woody Allen called me and said, I`m working on this movie and there`s a really divine role for you. We want exactly you! It would be such a fantasy. Forget it! My idol, Woody Allen!
Isaac Mizrahi
Well, being that, at the house and being in the competition, it was very hard to be with family. We couldn`t have visitors out of respect for everyone else there. But, being the American Idol, the focus would have been on me.
Latoya London
Man`s mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain
John Calvin
