Marc Martel Quotes

An actor is someone who pretends to be somebody else. A movie star is somebody who pretends that somebody else is them.

I wanted to be famous for my music and my talent, and I always wished I could cut it out when I left the stage.

I never wanted to be a performer, I never wanted to be Yo Yo Honey Singh, the rock star.

I'm definitely more of a rockstar than anything.

I don't know how a hero feels, honestly. I feel like an actor; I wanted to be an actor. I always want to feel just like an actor. I don't know this 'hero' term.

Ice Cube is the piece of me that I give away to the public.

Forget acting. It's all about rock 'n' roll.

I do like my rock stars to be a little larger than life. I don't mind the earnest ones at all, but I do like a bit of individuality.

I want people to know me for my singing. I've never been searching for a label of being a fashion plate or a top model. That's a thing that's very short-lived, and it's dealing with a superficial level of this which doesn't really appeal to me.

I was always one of those fortunate people who never wanted to be anything other than a singer and an actor. Most people know me as a singer, but I am also an actor.

The great thing about rock and roll is that someone like me can be a star.

I love getting dressed up, but I want to be remembered for my singing.

I grew up listening to Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone, and Angela Lansbury, so I grew up wanting to sound like Patti and Bernadette. What I realized, though, is that I can't sound like that, and what makes their performances magical is their uniqueness.

Clint Eastwood, to me, is Clint Eastwood. He's great at being Clint Eastwood. But, I don't know how to be that guy. I just don't know how to be one person.

I guess I thought I was Elvis Presley but I'll tell ya something. All Elvis did was stand on a stage and play a guitar. He never fell off on that pavement at no 80 mph.

I feel like I'm playing more of a role walking down the red carpet than when I'm playing an ordinary woman covered in sweat.

I don't think it is important to be a role model, because if you are a role model, you are pretending to be someone else.

If you're going to pretend to be somebody you're not - which is the whole point of being a rock star - then why not just invent fake characters and have them do it all for you?

I'm still the same guy who gets in front of the mic and just sings.

I sounded like Bob Dylan for about five minutes, and it was blown out of all proportion.

Perhaps it's impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be.

What I wanted to be and who I am is a singer and a songwriter. I wanted to be onstage, and I wanted the world to hear my music. The product of that is fame and the disgusting celebrity that goes along with it. But celebrity does not equal creativity.

I didn't think I was a famous singer. I didn't think I was a star or that I could make the waters part - just that singing was what I was going to do.

I'm a huge karaoke fan. Oh my God. I'm one of those girls who don't give the mic away. It's a problem. I'm a closeted pop star.

There's a personal me, there's an actor me and there's a star me.