Alex Turner Quotes

I bet on baseball in 1987 and 1988.

With the success of Immature, I wanted to start the group B2K, which ended up being one of the biggest urban boy bands in history.

Gambling is part of the human condition. I love it. I have the best time gambling. I've been winning fortunes, and I've been losing them.

I'm not a gambling-man. I have never bet a dollar in all my life.

One Direction are super cool.

One Direction. Proper pop band. There has to be a band that people want to scream at. I don't think I've ever behaved like a pop star.

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

I always wanted to be in a boy band since I was a kid.

One Direction is the main thing I'm doing and I'm 100 per cent dedicated to the group.

I have long understood that losing always comes with the territory when you wander into the gambling business, just as getting crippled for life is an acceptable risk in the linebacker business. They both are extremely violent sports, and pain is part of the bargain. Buy the ticket, take the ride.

At night when I can't sleep, I play blackjack online until I get tired or I lose my money.

I've not met a soul who wants to see The Wanted over One Direction. The thirst for those boys is insane.

I like to play golf. You know, make a little money, lose a little money. Get 10 bucks, lose 20 bucks.

I've made $50 million over the years as a movie star, if you'll pardon the expression, and I've given most of it to the bookies.

I would love to do a video with Harry Styles and sit with him and talk about, like, his music and One Direction and everything he has going on and all his amazing songs that have been coming out.

I love One Direction. I like Eminem.

I was a fan of One Direction when I was 16, but I was also a fan of Bring Me The Horizon and hardcore bands.

There was a point when dancing to music became cheesy after the boy band era of NSync and Backstreet Boys, but there were always those who craved that kind of visual satisfaction. K-Pop really filled that void, because it's so geared to spectacle.

But shows like 'The X Factor' are a great showcase but people are not taking it for real music.

I think the Jonas Brothers are really sexy in America.

'American Idol' is a pop-culture staple that left the air too soon. ABC is the right home to reignite the fan base.

The thing with One Direction is they were massive worldwide. They were going from continent to continent, right across America.

I'm a betting man. I like to gamble everywhere, everything I do.

I am in love with every member of One Direction.

If you took one of these One Direction kids, because they basically are kids, my guess is one of them is gay.