If you're an up-and-coming star, and you want to do well…

Everybody out there watches the show and has expectations of wanting to be an 'Idol', but we're going to teach them how much hard…

— Bo Bice

My dad has always been my idol.

— Hulk

I don't know how 'X Factor' works. I was only there as a guest judge for a day. But I watched 'The Voice' a…

— Rita Ora

“‎A careful reading of the Old and New Testaments shows that idolatry is nothing like the crude picture that springs to mind of a…

— Richard Keyes

Strictly' is the most successful reality format in the world - it's in the 'Guinness Book of Records' - going to 38 countries. 'X…

— Craig Revel Horwood

Being on 'American Idol,' the blessings of glasses have rained from the sky. I really would like to start a Danny line or a…

— Danny Gokey

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

— Cheryl Cole

'The X Factor' seems to be more about building up personalities and people in tears. And it's not a new idea. The pre-Beatles pop…

— Jools Holland

My father is my idol, and I have grown up watching his films. He is my biggest influence and inspiration. I have learnt a…

— Mahesh Babu

It was a dream come true working with Johnny Depp. He's always been my acting idol. Working with him and watching him work taught…

— Mason Cook

“It's hard to imagine a more biblical definition of devil worship than an exaltation of the self, an exaltation of the ego, and a…

— Russell D. Moore

There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.

— Joseph Addison

I recently met Michael Phelps. He is my absolute idol. I was totally starstruck. I did manage to get a few words out.

— Ellie Simmonds

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…

— Tulisa

We think that idols are bad things, but that is almost never the case. The greater the good, the more likely we are to…

— Timothy Keller