Celebrity Judges Quotes

I'm excited about the new judges on 'American Idol.' Jennifer Lopez was a real mentor to me my season and I admire her so much. And I kind of have a crush on Steven Tyler. It's going to be interesting to see is one person going to stand out among the judges or if everyone will sort of be equal.

There can always be an 'Idol' without anybody. I believe that Seacrest is probably the best host in the business.

As for what attracts me to 'Rising Star,' it's undoubtedly the live format.

I grew up watching 'American Idol.'

When I watched American Idol, I always thought Simon was the most realistic. Simon's like, It was absolutely horrid. That's what they tell in the music industry.

It's quite amazing how obsessed everyone is by 'Strictly Come Dancing.' I don't watch it so I don't know anything about it.

'Bake Off' is one of my favourite programmes, so I was genuinely a little bit shocked and very excited when I was asked to take part.

I went to see 'The Greatest Dancer' when it was filmed in Birmingham. And they announced the show's judges' names and then Curtis' name. The crowd went wild.

Who's judging American Idol? Paula Abdul? Paula Abdul judging a singing contest is like Christopher Reeve judging a dance contest!

That makes entertaining television. That is the circus of American Idol . We go for the very, very best and the very, very worst. It's the boring people that we don't want to see on television.

Have we ever seen Bollywood stars compete among themselves on a platform like 'Jhalak?' It's always TV stars who compete amongst themselves and are judged by Bollywood stars.

What made 'American Idol' different from 'The Voice' and all these other singing competitions... 'American Idol' just gave regular old normal people like me and like Trent a chance.

'American Idol' is a machine. It's a machine that's making a lot of money, that's selling a lot of product. It's 'American Marketing.'

'So You Think You Can Dance' comes on as a high-minded leap up the evolutionary ladder from other reality shows - on this one, you're supposed to learn something, and the guest judges are fellow dance professionals rather than actual celebrities.

I could have a degree in music and come on the show, and Simon could still say 'You stink'.

I thought the first two seasons of America's Got Talent were good. I think this one is the best one by a mile because they - you see the difference this year, I think, with the crowd being effectively the fourth judge. But most importantly, I think that these shows have to have a relevance because if you're not finding stars at the back of these shows - whether it's Idol or Got Talent - they're a complete waste of time.

I think it has been a weird mistake to have people with their own music careers going on and judging people because when they're too critical, it affects them. They don't want to be that honest, because they need to keep their appearance up.

Who wouldn't want to be an 'American Idol' judge? It's an awesome, awesome show.

It was a pleasure to work with everybody at 'American Idol' and to be able to be part of the 'Idol' family.

One of the great things about 'The Voice' is that all the judges sing their own hits, as well as covers, and do duets with each other.

People in the U.K. are passionate about the 'X Factor' - it's their show, so you have to care. It's brought out a more emotional side to me. It's actually made me softer.

In every interview, when they would ask me who should be a judge, I would always say Harry Connick, Jr., so I think I had something to do with him becoming a judge! He has a blunt, dry sense of humor. You never know if he's joking or not, and I think that's going to catch a lot of people by surprise.

Sometimes things can be a guilty pleasure, but with 'Idol,' everyone talks about it like it's a real thing; they argue over who's gonna win... There's no laughing at it.

I get really frustrated with people who turn their noses up at talent shows like 'The Voice' and 'X-Factor.'

Britain's Got Talent' isn't all that far from 'The Gong Show' 35 years ago, is it?