American idol Quote by Hugh Panaro

I've always found that there are loads of people out there with real talent will never get discovered. Shows like 'The X Factor' can…

— Jay Sean

I think a lot of people go in TV talent shows because they want to be famous and not because it's about the music.

— Susan Ann Sulley

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

MTV rarely hires established talent. They groom nobodies that they believe in into somebodies.

— Andrew Schulz

We're not encouraging idols other than on the TV show, you know and that's the wrong way to do it. If we had become…

— Billy Bob Thornton

'American Idol' gives people really wonderful opportunities, and they shouldn't take flak for what people do with that opportunity after they leave the show.…

— Katie Stevens

I think reality TV now needs a big kick up the a - to get creative and be meaningful, I think. Otherwise, people are…

— Gordon Ramsay

I see a lot of people who just want to get on the TV screens, no matter if there is talent or not.

— Bill Kaulitz

There is no such thing as talent. What they call talent is nothing but the capacity for doing continuous work in the right way.

— Winslow Homer

There are a handful of talented individuals that are always going to do a better job. If you look at the amount of TV…

— Chad Hurley

As an artist development platform, we've proven that all the work done behind the scenes at American Idol, along with surviving the rigors of…

— Scott Borchetta

The people that go on 'American Idol' do want some recognition and fame.

— Kimberly Caldwell