Ruben Studdard Quotes

My dad is a very quick-witted, sarcastic, dry, humorous guy, whereas my mom's very silly, and that side of the family is very musical.

I think spending a lot of time with my mom, who's a talker and a storyteller, and my dad, who has kind of a soft-spoken, understated sense of humor, I think that's how I became what I am, which is sort of an understated storyteller.

Sometimes when you have children they're the opposites of you.

I wasn't Barbie-obsessed. I think my mother might have been my Barbie.

My parents are pretty cool people.

I've always wanted to be sure my parents approve of what I do. Even with my tattoos, my mom went with me.

My mom was a terrible parent of young children. And thank God - I thank God every time I think of it - I was sent to my paternal grandmother. Ah, but my mother was a great parent of a young adult.

Being a father at a later age is different from when I had my other two daughters when I was in my 20s and 30s. If you're in your 60s and you're with the kid every day, you're dealing with the mind of a child, so it opens up that childishness in you again.

Being the only man in the household with my mom definitely helped me grow up fast.

I can talk to my dad like he's my manager, and put 'Dad' on the back burner. We've been doing it since I was 13.

My mom always said I was the peacemaker in the family. My older brother, Eric, was the leader, the creative one. I was just his puppet.

As I get older and I get a few more years experience I become more like Dad, you know, King Lear.

Having a great dad probably permitted me to pal around with guys in a way that some women don't.

There's nothing like meeting someone's family to get a true sense of them and a reflection of their ethics and personality. It just makes them a more rounded person.

My mom, through my dad, rented the apartment next door to his... he had the lease on both places. But then, she would dress up and act like his maid... a practical maid. No fantasies.

I am completely turning into my mom. Me, trying to be stern, is her. Or when I make silly voices. My mom always uses weird voices if she's talking to a kid or a dog. I'm the same person - completely my mother.

I have no ties to my dad. I had no communications with him; it didn't shape who I am or anything like that. I'm actually a product of my mom.

My parents, especially my mother, were no influence on me whatsoever.

Sometimes, it's hard to separate manager mode from mom mode. I think, as our manager, my mom will get more emotional about situations than she would if she was just our manager.

I did have two dads; one was a socialist, and one was a capitalist. I really decided I would rather be a capitalist.

I think I look more like me than my father's daughter now.

You either become like your parents or you become the opposite of your parents. And I like to think that I'm the opposite of my parents.

My mom is very calm and quiet, so I think I got that from her. Because my dad is passionate and loud... It was always interesting, and I really enjoyed that my parents always included us in their lives.

My mom was a history teacher when I was a kid, so I hated history out of rebellion.

Even my mom is calling me Shaggy now, which is weird, because Shaggy is more like a character that I play. Shaggy is flamboyant; he's cocky. And I can't live that twenty-four hours a day - hell, no.