--- title: "3 Anoop Desai Quotes - Famous Actor" description: "Actor, singer, and songwriter... | Anoop Manoj Desai is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He began his career as the sixth place finisher on the ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/anoop-desai-76416_music_i-ve-always-been-about-wanting-people-to_265416.jpg" --- # Anoop Desai (1986) Actor **3** quotes in **24** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Anoop Desai is an actor. ## Quick Facts About Anoop Desai Born December 20, 1986 Profession Actor ## About Anoop Desai Actor, singer, and songwriter... \| Anoop Manoj Desai is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He began his career as the sixth place finisher on the eighth season of American Idol, after which he began writing and performing music under the pseudonym TOTEM. Since 2020, Desai has devoted his time to acting, most notably as The Djin ## Quotes by Anoop Desai > [I've always been about wanting people to spread my music and share it. This way, it allowed me to adapt in real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoop-desai/i-ve-always-been-about-wanting-people-to-spread-my-music-and-share-it/) [Anoop Desai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoop-desai/) [Music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/anoop-desai-76416_music_i-ve-always-been-about-wanting-people-to_265416.jpg) > [If you only have the mind of, "We have to sell this music and I have to make money on this music,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoop-desai/if-you-only-have-the-mind-of-we-have-to-sell-this-music-and-i-have-to/) [Anoop Desai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoop-desai/) [Making money](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/making-money/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ef/anoop-desai-76416_making-money_if-you-only-have-the-mind-of-we-have-to_697010.jpg) > [Writing and working with producers is like dating - it sounds strange to say that, but you have to test people out.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoop-desai/writing-and-working-with-producers-is-like-dating-it-sounds-strange/) [Anoop Desai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoop-desai/) [Dating](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dating/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff9/anoop-desai-76416_dating_writing-and-working-with-producers-is-li_1263774.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoop-desai/#itemlist", "name": "Anoop Desai Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've always been about wanting people to spread my music and share it. 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