Tyler Hilton Quotes

Becoming a Top Ten artist has surprised me.

Both the industries, be it Bollywood or music, have been really kind to me.

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

There are lots of actors out there who are hugely, hugely talented and haven't got the breaks I've had.

The music sold itself before anybody knew who I was.

Wanting to be an actor and wanting to be famous are different.

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.

You have to be a star to be in this business.

I know that everyone wants to know about 'Downton Abbey,' but the truth is that it was only a few days out of my life. Still, you play a distinctive part on a hit series, and everyone suddenly knows who you are. Isn't it crazy how this business works?

I knew people liked me on 'American Idol,' but I didn't think they'd care to come see me sing at my own show.

Without doubt, you are recognized for the last role you played.

TV's been very kind to me.

If I got too famous, I'd just quit acting, but I think it's highly unlikely I'm going to get really famous.

Sometimes fame overshadows an artist's music, and we forget just how incredibly talented these people truly are.

One thing that I do want to say is Drake, as an artist, anybody has to respect him. He's in the game, and he's been in the game - he has longevity, even if he doesn't write or writes his music.

Part of being a pop star is image. I'm told by many of my female fans that I was the poster on their bedroom walls. But if I only had that - the image and the beauty and the curly locks - I would have been a 'normal' pop star, one who comes and goes after one hit record.

There are parts that you can do them all your life, and no one knows you're even acting, and there are other parts which somehow - I think they say they 'pop' - people notice that you're in and you become an actor from the movies and people take you in a whole different way. Whether or not I can keep that ball rolling is another matter.

Being an actor is like winning the lottery. It's not really about your talent, it's right time, right place, right face.

You can't be a good actor if you get too affected by fame. Because then you're not real, and you're not really wanting more. You look at a lot of actors who, before they were famous, did a lot of amazing work, and once they got too big, it just got off.

You can't ignore the system and the power you acquire as an actor if you're in films that are successful.

Marilyn Monroe never sold a platinum album. And more people know my music than what I look like.

If somebody for some reason, for music or for movie, becomes famous, it's because they have something, something special.

In pop music, the public usually see the results - the hit records, the Grammy Awards performances, the concert tours - but not all the work that goes into getting into the spotlight. And not everyone realizes that, even if you have a lot of talent, chances are you won't make it.

I was not the kind of a principal player that was so in demand that eight or 10 or 12 scripts came per month.

When I was born, the doctor looked at my mother and said, 'Congratulations, you have an actor!'