Count Basie Quotes

I wanted to be a musician. I wanted to be a superstar. I wanted to be on stage. I wanted to perform. I wanted to be in movies. But as you grow up, those dreams kind of fade away, and you're hit with reality, and you're like, 'Oh, not everyone can be Lil' Bow Wow?' Fine.

All I wanted was to be big, to be in show business and to travel... and that's what I've been doing all my life.

I was very blessed with 'N Sync. It was a big success and it was a lot of fun.

Sometimes it feels like I've been in the business forever, but then other times, it feels like kind of a flash. Growing up, all I wanted to do was sing. All I wanted to do was get on a bus and ride around the country and sing for people and be a household name.

Before I was on 'Idol,' I just sat at home and played video games all day long. Now I get to travel and work towards my dream. It's the best feeling ever.

Every actor dreams of getting a big break, a big opportunity.

I loved everything about show business, meeting the stars, the whole ambience. I was living every young kid's dream. I was told a pop singer's life was three years, but I was still making money seven years later.

The thing about Bollywood is that you can't just quit it even if you have little fame. You have to stick around and keep trying.

I always wanted to be a star.

I'm gonna sing, and I'm going to make me a lot of money.

I remember when I first started in the business, I lost a lot of friends. Some were jealous, some were annoyed at the fact that I was an actress.

I didn't want to be an actress at all, or famous even. I certainly enjoy acting now, absolutely. Time will tell whether or not I enjoy fame.

I never really acted full-time. I certainly had gotten past the point where fame and fortune was something that I was dreaming about or anticipating.

If you can find it in you to love how stupid the entertainment industry is, you can have a great career.

You need a bit more to be a pop star than just a good voice.

I think, being a kid, you always think about being a movie star. And then as I got older, I started thinking about just the work.

There is no formula to enter Bollywood. It's a lot to do with luck.

In Hollywood, all of your dreams can come true.

I toured all over the world, I have die-hard fans, and I had my dreams come true.

Stardom is a crazy thought. If that's what my path is, then that's where I'm excited to be headed towards.

I want to be the biggest entertainer in the world. That's my deal. I'll do whatever it takes to get that.

My dad was basically my manager from ages 13 to 16. I was on this train towards becoming a child pop star. Not that I would have necessarily become a star, but that was the goal.

I grew up in this industry. I've seen fame up close.

I was very ambitious in my dream of being a pop star.

The late '90s were a really bad time for people trying to be rock stars, you know what I mean? It seemed like everyone was a one-hit wonder on the radio. We had friends who had a hit single on the radio and sold 500,000 records, and then they couldn't get arrested a year later. I had this feeling at the time that that was not possible anymore, so the idea of becoming the biggest band in the country—it seemed laughable. I felt that having those sort of ambitions was foolish, because there was no way that was going to be possible. If you saw it that way, you were just deluding yourself.