You won't see me at a microphone singing and tapping my foot. I spend a lot of money on sets, costumes and sound. I believe people deserve a show. I'm a singer, musician, dancer. I work hard, and I'm soaking wet when I come off.
Barbara Mandrell
Related I was at a party in London when I met Bond producer Barbara Broccoli. She introduced herself, and I ... CATHERINE BACH When I had my television show, 'Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters,' it was my high h... BARBARA MANDRELL When I'm singing, it's like I'm at home. And music is a great healer. I think I'd ha... LULU It's funny because a lot of people that know me as a dancer, don't know that I'm a singe... NAIMA ADEDAPO I know I'm not the greatest singer or dancer, but that doesn't interest me. I'm interest... MADONNA CICCONE I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at t... MARILYN MONROE I think a lot of people mistake my confidence on stage for cockiness in real life, and that's ac... RUSSELL PETERS I'm a musician at heart, I know I'm not really a singer. I couldn't compete with real si... NAT KING COLE I have kept a diary, WITHNAIL AND I I'm not in the clubs; I'm a homebody. I go out when I feel I have to for work or if there... KEITH SWEAT If I'm going to see people, I won't wear heavy makeup. It's not attractive on me. When y... KYLIE JENNER I'm not an extravagant person. You don't get a chance to spend money when you're working... AIDAN TURNER My ability to be emotive and cry... I think I'm so fearful of tapping that that I won't know... ANDREW BREITBART When I'm writing, I'm trying to access my subconscious and turn off my conscious brain. I us... DAN GILROY That's my contribution - running a sound, healthy company that serves millions of customers well... JAMIE DIMON I can't play soccer, and I'm not a great swimmer. I won't drown, but you won't see m... MICHELLE OBAMA I keep my eyes closed a lot when I'm singing because sometimes it's distracting to see peopl... CONOR OBERST I'm embracing what I have. I'm a curvier bombshell with big boobs. I'm not high-fashion.... CHARLOTTE MCKINNEY Oh, I can't play soccer, and I'm not a great swimmer. I won't drown, but you won't s... MICHELLE OBAMA I'm trying to be a good parent and set a good example. When I'm on the road, they don't ... BOB SEGER I'm a wealth creator. I'm not interested in saving in the least. While I do spend a lot, I d... JOHN CAUDWELL I don't think my competition is with the heroes. I don't think I'm competing with anyone... VIDYA BALAN Yes, I'm a proud Latina woman, but before that - before the color of my skin, my accent, anythin... BIANCA MARROQUIN People often don't believe me when they first meet me and I tell them I'm a judoka. I then s... KELITA ZUPANCIC I'm more than a songwriter. I'm a creative person. Some people you just always see. I won... ESTER DEAN I didn't get into music to become a blues musician, or a country musician. I'm a singer-song... JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE I think music will always be a big part of my life. I can't go five minutes without singing, som... JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE When I'm online, I'm alone in a room, tapping on a keyboard, staring at a cathode-ray tube. CLIFFORD STOLL The real amazing thing about all of this is I think I've maintained the mentality of a musician ... VINCE GILL When I'm not on stage, I'm kind of shy. If you see me and I don't say much, don't th... JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE I'm really a singer, so I love songs and I love singing. I like rap music, but I didn't grow... BILLY IDOL I'm an entrepreneur and a businesswoman and I do a lot of different things besides my work on te... BROOKE BURKE I hope someone thinks I sing good. I'm always working hard to sing better. I sound the way I sou... LUKE BRYAN I'm careful with my heart. I don't take crap from no one these days. I put my foot down. Bei... KELLY ROWLAND I'm gonna sing, and I'm going to make me a lot of money. SAM COOKE I don't find it uncomfortable that I'm recognized and liked by so many people. If that were ... SONG HYE-KYO I think I'm a vocal genius, not a musical genius. I like background vocals. I consider myself a ... BRIAN WILSON Artie is a singer, and I'm a writer and player and a singer. We didn't work together on a cr... PAUL SIMON I'm not a cheater, but if I win Olympic gold and people are looking at me and saying I am a chea... ADAM PEATY I'm just like you - I want to be a good human being. I'm doing my best, and I'm working ... MAYA ANGELOU It's too bad I'm not a flirt. When I'm on the sets, I'm too busy working on my scene... RANDEEP HOODA I'm not a great dancer. I'm a great advertisement for freedom of expression. I don't car... CHRIS MARTIN A lot of people don't know I'm from the West Coast. My swag is different. Me being from Youn... TYGA I think people feel starved of nice, glamorous entertainment. They want to see costumes and gaiety a... RONNIE CORBETT I'm pretty hard on myself when it comes to my voice, and certain notes I'm afraid to hit bec... CASSADEE POPE Being on TV sucks. It's a lot of work. You memorize scripts and then you show up and they change... GABRIEL IGLESIAS Well I'm a third-generation musician. My Grandfather's a musician and my father and mother w... SAM RIVERS If I'm appearing on 'Raw,' then I'm usually there to help sell tickets to something,... SHAWN MICHAELS I don't like getting up in front of people and being the loud one when everybody's out quiet... TRAVIS FIMMEL I'm a producer. I'm a musician. And my job is to come in and, you know, put - you know, I tr... PHARRELL WILLIAMS I'm a true singer who grew up singing in church, so I love singing my heart out. NATURI NAUGHTON I'm a pretty tough guy, you know. I'm a pretty hard man. I've got a lot of compassion, b... ANTHONY HOPKINS There is definitely that thing here a little where people are like 'Oh that Broadway girl has co... LAURA BELL BUNDY I don't think I'm a good dancer. ADAM PEATY I'm actually at home when I'm not on tour, and I have a lot of downtime. AUSTIN CARLILE When I'm directing, I'm pretty much not writing, but when I'm not directing I am writing... ADAM RAPP I mean, if you asked me what I'm going to be doing when I'm 85, I'd make a quick picture... DAVID JOHANSEN There's not enough time in each day to really focus enough attention on any one thing, but I'... ALEX GUARNASCHELLI I'm on fire when I'm singing, I'm completely in character, I use my sense memories, and ... SINEAD O'CONNOR I have very strong feelings about a lot of things. I am sometimes reluctant to come straight to the ... HOZIER I'm an entertainer. If people are paying good money for tickets they deserve the best show they ... BRYAN WHITE I'm a traditional singer-songwriter. I have a more organic sound. SARA BAREILLES As far as I'm concerned, dance is a passion for me. I don't do homework and go to the sets. ... REMO D'SOUZA I'm a nice guy to anyone I meet, until they show me they don't deserve niceness. I'll tu... NOEL CLARKE Partying is not a sane way to spend money, but it's fun. When we were young, we did not have a l... MARKUS PERSSON I definitely try to be myself and not try to imitate other performers. That's why I got my music... LUIS FONSI I'm fighting hard; I'm training hard. I'm still walking over people and stepping over pe... NATE DIAZ I'm gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell 'em out of the trunk of my car. I&... DOLLY PARTON I'm not one of those actors who gets so taken by a role that I can't live my life. I'm t... BILLY PORTER At this point in my life, I'm not going to spend a lot of time focusing on dissatisfaction with ... CHRISTINE QUINN When I have a day off, I won't spend it at a Hollywood party. I'd rather be at home with pai... VIGGO MORTENSEN It's like getting into film - I didn't say early on, 'I'm going to become a filmmake... TIM BURTON I'm a big greens fan. I'm a big vegetable fan. I'm a big whole grains fan. And I exercis... GUY FIERI I probably spend more on food than a lot of people, and I feel good about the whole food chain I'... MICHAEL POLLAN People work so hard, and I want to keep that energy up, and you can spread that if you're the ac... KEVIN BACON I'm not the type of woman who shows off my body; I'm a vocalist and I'm a writer and I t... JAZMINE SULLIVAN A lot of people ask me when I do a stunt, 'Jackie, are you scared?' Of course I'm scared... JACKIE CHAN Advances don't fundamentally interest me. It sounds terribly naive, but money doesn't really... UPAMANYU CHATTERJEE I'm a lot more comfortable in the ring. I'm comfortable catching punches, and defensively, I... SONNY BILL WILLIAMS People think I'm a freemason, and I'm not. People think I believe the end of the world is co... GRAHAM HANCOCK People criticize you for trying new things. I think, 'I'm new! I'm 22!' I don't ... IGGY AZALEA I'm all about showing people that I'm a little messed up, I have a lot of the same problems ... GABRIEL IGLESIAS I'm an introverted extrovert. My job sets me apart, but I'm not hammy and don't need att... JEREMY SCOTT So as long as I'm a working actor, I can improve. I want to work with people that frighten me an... ANNE HATHAWAY I'm free to see things objectively because I don't consider myself American, and I don't... AASIF MANDVI I'm no spring chicken. The same arthritis that ate up my left hip that finally got replaced hasn... STEVE PERRY A lot of people have told me, 'You're not this and so can't play that,' and I can... ANNE HATHAWAY I don't really like to call myself a brand, and I don't like to think of myself as a brand. ... BEYONCE KNOWLES I have come to the conclusion - and I don't know why it took me so long, but nevertheless, I'... CARLOS SANTANA I read like a crazy person, I play the piano, and I'm a photographer. I always say my photograph... ALAINA HUFFMAN Don't force yourself to write. Some people can write a novel in a few months, whereas for others... CECELIA AHERN Undeniably, I'm a country singer; I'm a country songwriter. But I feel like I make country m... KACEY MUSGRAVES I know my strong points: I work hard, I have talent, I'm funny, and I'm a good person. PINK I go into it with the attitude that I'm not going to look at my leg, and as soon as they get the... TONY STEWART I'm a different person off the court than I am on the court, where I'm very competitive, a p... MARY PIERCE As a personality, I'm fighter, you know. And I don't give up, and if I believe I'm corre... ANATOLY KARPOV I spend my money on my props and my creations. I'm an inventor. LADY GAGA I'm proud of my hard work. Working hard won't always lead to the exact things we desire. The... TAMRON HALL I get uncomfortable when people give me presents and watch me open them. I don't have birthday p... BRIT MARLING I'm more of a homebody. I'm constantly asked: 'Why don't we see you out?' But th... KRISTEN BELL
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BARBARA KRUGER I believe that who we are, and consequently the work that we make, whether we're visual artists ... BARBARA KRUGER It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work, eloquence in your practi... BARBARA KRUGER Things change and work changes. Right now I like the idea of enveloping a space and getting messages... BARBARA KRUGER I think there are lots of ways to make good work. You can throw big bucks at a project and make what... BARBARA KRUGER Power doesn't just exist. It is threaded through different mechanisms of control. I'm intere... BARBARA KRUGER I'm trying to deal with ideas about histories, fame, hearsay, and how public identities are cons... BARBARA KRUGER I always say that I'm an artist who works with pictures and words, so I think that the different... BARBARA KRUGER Money talks. It starts rumors about careers and complicity and speaks of the tragedies and triumphs ... BARBARA KRUGER Prominence is cool, but when the delusion kicks in it can be a drag. Especially if you choose to sur... BARBARA KRUGER I think I developed language skills to deal with threat. It's the girl thing to do-you know, ins... BARBARA KRUGER Women's art, political art - those categorisations perpetuate a certain kind of marginality whic... BARBARA KRUGER Look, we're all saddled with things that make us better or worse. This world is a crazy place, a... BARBARA KRUGER I mean, making art is about objectifying your experience of the world, transforming the flow of mome... BARBARA KRUGER It's hard for me to understand how working-class people support themselves. BARBARA KRUGER I'd always been a news junkie, always read lots of newspapers and watched the Sunday morning new... BARBARA KRUGER I had to figure out how to bring the world into my work. BARBARA KRUGER Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not. BARBARA KRUGER Seeing is no longer believing. The very notion of truth has been put into crisis. In a world bloated... BARBARA KRUGER I just say I'm an artist who works with pictures and words. BARBARA KRUGER I try to deal with the complexities of power and social life, but as far as the visual presentation ... BARBARA KRUGER I'm living my life, not buying a lifestyle. BARBARA KRUGER We never really know what's around the corner when we're filming - what turn a story will ta... BARBARA KOPPLE Most of my films have been documentaries, but I'm also very interested in narrative filmmaking. BARBARA KOPPLE I think I still have that same drive and determination, the same curiosity and passion for filmmakin... BARBARA KOPPLE I've always been interested in how people think, how they react to challenges in their lives - w... BARBARA KOPPLE The important thing isn't the house. It's the ability to make it. You carry that in your bra... BARBARA KINGSOLVER The first sentence of a book is a promise. BARBARA KINGSOLVER For me, writing time has always been precious, something I wait for and am eager for and make the be... BARBARA KINGSOLVER Terms like that, 'Humane Society,' are devised with people like me in mind, who don't ca... BARBARA KINGSOLVER Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that's brav... BARBARA KINGSOLVER What you lose in blindness is the space around you, the place where you are, and without that you mi... BARBARA KINGSOLVER I think the most interesting parts of human experience might be the sparks that come from that sort ... BARBARA KINGSOLVER I'm of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on be... BARBARA KINGSOLVER To be hopeful, to embrace one possibility after another that is surely the basic instinct - crying o... BARBARA KINGSOLVER