David Archuleta Quotes

I see myself as an actor with a love of music.

Working with the cast of 'Glee' was inspiring. To be around a group of kids who work so hard and love what they do is so refreshing.

I've done some acting and a lot of different things, but mostly it's the music.

I like 'Glee' because I love all the singing. It's like an hour-long music video. Those kids are so talented, and I love 'The Glee Project'.

I just love being in the arts.

Acting may be how I've made my living, but music has always been my passion.

Why can't you write a great pop song when you are 85? Maybe you can.

I would say that 'Shake It Up' was a chance for me to do two things I really love: acting and dancing.

In a lot of the art world, you have to present yourself as you know what you're doing at a young age. Music gave me another outlet. The 'no wave' bands were such an inspiration; it felt so free - once you start doing it, it's hard to stop. But I can't get away from art. It comes back around. I wouldn't be true to myself if I didn't pursue it.

If I hadn't been a singer, I might have been a photographer or an artist. But it's singing I love. I sing all the time, and I feel really good that I've expressed myself.

Dancing is my number one love. That was my first goal as a child. I would love to do stage, maybe do Chicago. I love being in front of an audience. It's so stimulating. I also love to barbecue.

I was always very creative. I was always into acting and dancing when I was younger.

Music and acting kind of all goes together.

I love singing and performing. I'm always singing. Even if I'm at school or in the car, I'm always singing. My mom said ever since I could talk, I was singing.

American Idol transcends age, gender, ethnicity, everything.

My sis, Gabi, is also an actor and singer.

I do music for the love of it, and I've been doing it from a very young age: about 11.

From a very young age, I was singing and acting and performing for my family.

I think I'd do pretty good on 'Glee' singing.

Oh, well, my first love is comedy or singing and dancing.

Dancing and music were my first love. I was happiest at being a chorus boy.

I've discovered that Motown and Broadway have a lot in common - a family of wonderfully talented, passionate, hardworking young people, fiercely competitive but also full of love and appreciation for the work, for each other and for the people in the audience.

At a young age, acting was so inspiring and exciting, because to me it was play - make-believe, pretend.

I love playing guitar. I grew up with my dad playing. But acting is definitely the forefront, I guess I'd say, in terms of career and something that I really enjoy and feel lucky to be able to do.

I love to do comedy, but music is really my heart.