Americans have been dumbed down to the point where more people watching 'American Idol' than listen to the state of the union… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
This is basically the last resort. I've been painted into a corner, and now I've sort of got to lay it all… — Corey Clark Copy Share Image
I got in the audition line called 'Making the Band' because I wanted to be in a band. If I didn't, I… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
Before 'American Idol' and all this stuff, I was obsessed with music charts, and I used to go online to find out… — David Archuleta Copy Share Image
Bow on our arrival - the Un-American idol. What niggas did in Paris, got em' hanging off the Eiffel. — Kanye West Copy Share Image
Acting is the most bizarre profession. You can stay in it for years and not really be in it and be waiting… — Lauren Graham Copy Share Image
My faith in God is everything at this point. Also, my family and friends that I've had around me pretty much my… — Jennifer Hudson Copy Share Image
If you don't have any ties to the music industry, you just love 'American Idol,' you can sit there and do exactly… — Neil Patrick Harris Copy Share Image
I've been asked to do 'American Idol' and 'X Factor.' I'm an Ed McMahon kind of girl. 'Star Search?' I'm in, all… — Pink Copy Share Image
After 'American Idol,' I got a lot of 'stuck up' rumors that just fueled the never-ending flames of high school drama. Thankfully,… — Diana DeGarmo Copy Share Image
“Subject: Some boat Alex, I know Fox Mulder. My mom watched The X-Files . She says it was because she liked the… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
You get a shot at bat when you win American Idol . You've won the competition. You've got the prize. Now you've… — Randy Jackson Copy Share Image
I have no choice but to admit that, for a while, I was a casual viewer of 'American Idol.' By 'casual viewer,'… — Kim Brooks Copy Share Image
There are plenty of people who are willing to pay $2.6 million for 30 seconds on the Super Bowl and hundreds of… — Leslie Moonves Copy Share Image
When I heard 'Jesus, Take the Wheel,' I was like, OK. Some people look at it as a song written for an… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
An American Idol is someone who knows how to change people's lives through music. — Anwar Robinson Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is a way of life. It isn't a genre in truth in 'American Idol.' — Nigel Lythgoe Copy Share Image
I watch 'The Voice' and 'American Idol,' and I sit in my Brookstone foot massager. It's so exciting at my house. — Jennifer Love Hewitt Copy Share Image
This is my first week as an American citizen. It's amazing. Now I can vote in the general election- and for American… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
I was 15 on American Idol, and everybody had something to say. It was like I had my really awkward phase on… — Lauren Alaina Copy Share Image
At the time, the only options were playing the local county fair. Now with American Idol and younger recording artists that have… — Marla Sokoloff Copy Share Image