Craig Revel Horwood Quotes

You look at Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Bob Seger. All they ever wanted to do was go out there and entertain, and I'm the same way.

I would never have been discovered without the X Factor. I was just doing the working men's clubs and I loved doing that. That was the life for me at that time. I never expected to be noticed doing that, that's why I went for X Factor by myself.

Music reality shows are a good thing, especially for those seeking a career in music.

I know I could never be in a pop band. I honestly have an appalling voice.

American Idol allowed us to find Carrie Underwood.

I'm always struck by the kids who turn up in New York and LA, and places in between. Chicago. Wanting to do theater, wanting to do independent film. Wanting to break into television or radio.

Finding the perfect lookalike to work with is crucial and a lengthy process. We have our regulars, but we also use social media all the time to find people. It's amazing who you can unearth on Twitter.

I came here knowing nobody. I worked clubs as a singer and even the doors a few times before I landed some TV roles.

I'm not opposed to auditioning. I love auditioning. It's one of my favorite things.

I wanted to be a professional singer/actress, though I knew it would be hard.

I'd love to be on a TV series someday, but I believe you get the jobs that you're meant to get. If the job that I'm meant to get is another musical or another play or film or TV show, I'm just happy to keep working.

My father is an actor, so he brought me into his agency when I was young. It wasn't something I wanted to do until high school, when I started taking theater and really liked it. Then an agent found me and wanted me to come out to Los Angeles and give it a shot. I gave myself six months, but it only took me like a week to get a job.

I love finding new talent, to be completely honest, and my opportunity that I got to do 'X Factor U.K.' was just incredible. I will never forget it.

I'm proud to be involved with Simon Cowell and 'X Factor.'

I didn't know whether I wanted to be an actress or a singer then.

I didn't know what I was in for when I joined 'The X Factor' - I underestimated it.

'American Idol' gives people really wonderful opportunities, and they shouldn't take flak for what people do with that opportunity after they leave the show. A lot of casting rooms I was in, that was the only thing on my resume, and people would just be like, 'Oh, here's Katie Stevens. Another 'American Idol' girl who thinks she could be an actor.'

I think I definitely would have ended up in some kind of show business. I was very interested in music when I was younger. This was back when Crosby, Stills and Nash were around.

I've been watching 'American Idol' half my life, and I wanted to audition since I was 8.

Even before I auditioned for 'X Factor' the second time, I was doing a lot of dance music.

I have always wanted to become a musician and a singer.

I make my living writing songs and, you know, I'm not a show biz kind of guy.

'The X Factor' saved me.

I used to be a big 'Star Search' fan. I think it's great people who have a music dream have a place to showcase their talent.

I thought about going onto the first one, Pop Idol. My mum was saying, 'Go on!' But I decided not to. 'The X Factor,' though, doesn't really seem to be a show about musical talent anymore.