Nell Carter Quotes

I'm in a really lucky position where people will be interested in whatever I do, but what I do is sing.

I feel fortunate that I'm able to play diverse roles. I don't think everybody in Hollywood gets the opportunity to do that.

I haven't really ever had to audition for anything.

I had lots of breaks. I guess the one that got my foot in the door was singing the National Anthem at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City in '74.

You know Nashville, there's people that are ten times more talented than me, ten times better singer than me, song writer than me, but for some reason you get the ball and now - and now you run with it. And you do the best you can.

I'm an actor and it happened to go my way that day.

I lucked out when I started to sing. I'd already experienced failing at everything else.

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

I don't think Hollywood was trying to do anything with me. In fact, they lost interest pretty quick. I think I got lucky, briefly, in the '90s, and it just so happened that those movies were the opportunities that came my way. Then it just kind of stopped.

I've been blessed with the ability to sing, and that has taken me so many places I never would have gone otherwise.

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

When I get asked for advice for a young person starting in the music business, I tell them, 'Play every chance you get, and be real lucky.'

So many actors who are really gifted and talented just don't get the opportunity. I happened to get that opportunity.

I was really close to being this guy who used to be in this band who is still playing and trying to get some recordings together, but I got really lucky.

When I moved out to L.A., I went on 156 auditions before I booked a single thing.

I know singers; I've worked with some of the greatest singers in the world.

There are so many actresses who struggle for years to get where I am. It's luck that's worked for me more than hard work.

I've always wanted to be a singer.

There's no reason but luck that I'm in one of the biggest bands in music.

Even if you're the best singer in the world, there's a good chance no one will ever hear you.

If you're playing the clubs, you're either on your way up or your way down.

I feel like I have just been really, really lucky to meet some of the most successful and great actors alive today.

Luck is a component that a lot of people in the arts sometimes fail to recognise: that you can have talent, perseverance, patience, but without luck you will not have a successful career.

I've been wanting to sing for a long time. I've been singing all my life, and I've tried different record companies, but it seemed like - it was such a struggle and so hard to get out there. So, I said, 'I'm gonna go on American Idol and see how far it takes me.'

Well, I had a record deal since I was 18, and it got me where I am.