Louis Walsh Quotes

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 X Factor' was the final push I needed to have the presence and confidence on stage, which I didn't have before. It's a crash course in the music industry. If you can survive the show, you're ready for the industry.

It will shock many - I've lived a full life and really enjoyed my time as a pop star.

I don't rely on my figure to sell records.

Come on, I'm a television star. Nobody on television is curing cancer. I've had a great ride, and I'm very honored to have been in this business. I'm happy if I managed to affect people in a positive way.

I came to California and got signed at a young age. And it's not like you see in the movies, where you start rubbing shoulders with Timbaland and Pharrell, and you become a giant pop star.

You can't hate Britney Spears because, you know what, no matter what Britney Spears been doing, she's still on TV.

Internet radio stations like KCRW do take you everywhere, yet that's just one of a hundred small things you have to do to succeed. It used to be, if you just got on the cover of 'Rolling Stone' and a spotlight on 'The Tonight Show,' that was enough.

I didn't come to New York to be a star, I brought my star with me.

After the 'X Factor,' there were opportunities everywhere. It was all there waiting for me to enjoy. I didn't understand business.

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

I think every cute girl is told to move to L.A. someday. So I do like the drive over from my house to the studio.

Because of who I am, when I sit at a poker table, I meet people who engage me in conversation, not only about poker, but also about the movie business and about the world of celebrities.

I was a judge on Finnish 'X Factor.' My girl won. So basically I'm quite successful as a judge.

I'm a confident person next to the guy in the street, but if you go into the showbiz world, it seems the guys who are most successful are the most confident, and I don't think I fit into that category.

Touring can get really hard if you're not hitting some fashionable zeitgeist.

I won because I was the people's favorite dancer, and that's what I work with these Idols on. There have been 1,000 singers before you that are as good or better than you, but you're not trying to be the best singer ever. You're trying to be the people's favorite singer.

I love what I do. I love the music, and I'm honored to be presented with a star by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

You can always spot the professionals. Taylor Swift, she knows what she's doing.

I think 'American Idol' has prepared me for anything.

I don't think there is such a thing as a German movie star. There are respected actors, but we are not publicized like TV people.

My dream job growing up was always to be an artist. It wasn't even that I would be a rapper or singer; I just knew I would be a public figure.

Everything around me is surreal. I get picked up in cars and go to celebrity bashes, and I get sponsorship on clothes, and it's great, and I really enjoy it. But you should remember where it all started: the music. That's the key.

We are musicians, entertainers. We can do it. We have the right tools. No worries.

I'm 27 years old. I'm going to go into Hollywood really arrogant. I'll be breaking a lot of rules. It's going to be hot.