Andrea Bocelli Quotes

I used to think no one should go into show biz, but now I feel differently. I now feel like it's a great career. If you can do it and make money at it and still not be so famous that you can have a normal life - then I think it's a great career.

I am not handsome, but when women hear me play, they come crawling to my feet.

Rock stars are good at making noise.

The Band was always famous for its retirements; we'd go and play and get a little petty cash together, and then not see each other till it was time to fill our pockets up again.

I've got a lot of girl mates. Especially when you come to Ibiza and you're an Ibiza DJ, everyone comes out and they want to see you.

The voice has been my joker card that sometimes has played like an ace and sometimes a joker. When you sing the way I sing, it's impossible to get people to talk about anything else.

I want people to hear me and say, 'Oh my God, what a voice.'

The industry is all about money. It has nothing to do with talent and calibre. The star system is a money game.

Joel? He's the rock star! When you see Joel step on stage... he's born to be a rock star.

Performing in India is very close to my heart, and it is very humbling to see that so many people have so much love to offer me.

One of the things that I've noticed since I've been in the band is that, as players, Lars, James, and Kirk truly enjoy making music and performing.

I think actors, athletes, and anyone who's a public speaker is very amazing or fascinating to me.

If you play well, then you make yourself a great name and the money comes on its own. You earn money for what you did.

I always say, when I play the first few notes and people scream... if you're tired of that, you should try retail. What else are you looking for?

Money talks. I want the biggest fight. Whoever I've got to fight - the biggest show, biggest payday - that's what I want.

Whenever I write anything, I do sing to it, to try and make sure it's interesting or compelling to sing to. I've gotten in the habit of sharing that with other, more charismatic vocalists.

Winning has become too important in all sports, with too many commercial rewards.

Sometimes I just get attention, and I really don't know how it happens.

In Paris, I was really singing for the sake of living. But eventually people said, 'Keep going; you've got a great voice,' and I started having confidence in my voice all of a sudden. That's when I started creating my own music.

As a child working in films was like a hobby but now it has turned into a profession. And with that, it's become a life that's full of pressure and nervousness about Box Office results, competition.

With one film after another becoming a hit, nervousness only grows.

There's a lot of guys that play the game of basketball for the money, for the fame.

Every creativity has a motive. Either one does it for money, for fame, or for passion. My energies go out for passion.

I am into professional wrestling. Only Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling can qualify in Olympics. I chose professional wrestling for fame and limelight and good money.

I thought school was immensely boring, and as a teenager, I often found social life quite mystifying... I was not someone to whom it came easily to be charming.