James Durbin Quotes

I cried when I found out I was a finalist, I kind of went limp when they called my name. I felt like my spirit jumped out of my body, and I was just flesh - it was just amazing.

To have this gold medal around my neck is just bonkers and still hasn't really sunk in.

I still can't believe I won the Olympics. That's what I feel right now - completely alive as a human being. It's a really beautiful moment.

Mum and dad thought I was going to say I was pregnant. I said oh no, no, I've just been nominated for a Golden Globe. They were like, oh that's lovely, love.

First thing I did when I found out I made it into the top 13 is I tried not to faint and you know, I took it all in and I really looked at the crowd and said a big 'thank you'.

My mom is very excited for the fact that I got signed and, of course, being a mom, she's going to be a little worried.

I've worked so hard for years, and it's just incredible to see my clothes in Dorothy Perkins. I got quite emotional at the launch.

When you get a trophy, why go jumping and crying? Winning's a great feeling, but everything else is an anti-climax.

People ask me what it's like scoring a goal. Well, think of the best thing that could happen to you and times it by 10.

When I found out I'd won Book of the Year, the first person I called was my mum, who was so happy she cried on the phone. I did a bit too to be honest.

When you reach the moment to score, it is like liberating different emotions such as joy, happiness, and also satisfaction.

When you score, you've got to be happy. It's only normal.

The delight you feel in that split second you score your first hundred is so intense it can't be repeated.

First Day Out' just took off under our noses. I was shocked. I was happy. I can't even explain the feeling. It's something I always wanted my whole life.

I DID IT!!!! WOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

To be nominated was enough, but when I won I the Tony I just felt relief.

I feel very privileged to be part of this mission, and when my nomination was announced, I was really very, very happy to be selected for this mission.

The emotion at the point of technical breakthrough is better than wine, women and song put together.

There's nothing that can replace the feeling of winning.

You have a lot of emotion at the end of the race. It is not easy to control that when you win.

Well, I was already so happy being chosen to do the issue itself, that when I got on the cover, it was even more of a surprise and even more amazing to me.

I am so thrilled to be nominated for something I loved working on every single day.

One of the first times that I went into a book store and saw a bunch of my books, my impulse was to put them all under my coat and run away so that no one else could see them, even though, of course, I wanted everyone to see them.

Come on... when you're running, if you see you're going to win, you're going to celebrate.

When they first said I made it through it was just crazy, I mean all kinds of thoughts were going through my head, and you know to be watching the show for nine seasons and to be on it now is surreal, it's so surreal.