Always Quote by Grace VanderWaal

I've been watching 'American Idol' half my life, and I wanted to audition since I was 8.

— Katie Stevens

I auditioned for 'American Idol' at 17. They told me, 'No.'

— Amber Riley

I've always wanted to be a recognized singer and just - just so people can hear my music - and thought, you know, look…

— Diana DeGarmo

I've been auditioning since I was 7 years old.

— Vin Diesel

Auditions are like a gamble. Most likely you won't get the part, but if you don't go, you'll never know if you could've got…

— Robert De Niro

I had been going on auditions and things like that since I was probably 10 - 11 years old.

— Regina King

Frankly, if 'American Idol' was the way I'd have to audition as a singer, I'd be standing behind the counter in a 5&10 right…

— Lesley Gore

I used to go along to the auditions for school plays but I never had the courage to actually audition. I wanted to sing…

— Tony Hadley

You have to have talent. You have to get the audition and then you have to nail the audition.

— Joel McHale

I started auditioning when I was about 10 and I didn't get my first job until I was 12, and two years at that…

— Anna Kendrick

I wanted to be a child actor so bad that every day I'd beg my parents if I could audition, but my mom said,…

— Zooey Deschanel

I haven't really ever had to audition for anything.

— Dawn French