Audition Quote by James Arthur

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

— Cheryl Cole

I don't think I made it clear where I was mentally when I appeared on 'X Factor.' There was so much pressure and a…

— James Arthur

People had told me to try 'The X Factor' for years, but I thought I'd be moody and hate it all. But it's what…

— James Arthur

I never thought I'd go on a show like 'The X Factor,' simply because I didn't have enough confidence to do something like standing…

— Ella Henderson

I wish I knew that when I go in for an audition and I don't get the part, it actually doesn't have to do…

— Eliza Coupe

I would never have been discovered without the X Factor. I was just doing the working men's clubs and I loved doing that. That…

— Shayne Ward

There is something daunting about getting a role you didn't formally audition for, another weight of needing to prove yourself.

— Lucy Boynton

When I came off 'The X Factor,' I wasn't necessarily the biggest thing. I really wasn't.

— Cher Lloyd

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

— Dawn French

I'm always disappointed after an audition when I don't get a part and I hear, "Oh, she was too X, or too Y," and…

— Zoe Kazan

I didn't want to go for the 'X Factor' because I just thought people were going to laugh and take me off the stage.…

— Perrie Edwards