American Quote by La'Porsha Renae

I think American Idol is a great career launcher. A blessing for all of us.

— LaToya London

Winning 'American Idol' is awesome.

— Lee DeWyze

With 'American Idol,' they're giving you a pass to get launched on, and it's up to you what you do with it.

— Gladys Knight

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

— Kimberly Caldwell

It's not a natural process, 'American Idol,' but it does great things for the people that are on that show. If you don't walk…

— Crystal Bowersox

"American Idol" has done a lot for me. It's a stepping stone in my life.

— Diana DeGarmo

I think 'American Idol' has prepared me for anything.

— Gabby Barrett

I'm not a big fan of the thought that you can become a star by winning a contest. I'm sort of old-fashioned. I think…

— Rob Zombie

The world is so caught up in the 'American Idol' idealistic sort of tendency in regards to just thinking that this whole thing is…

— Maxwell

'American Idol' is such a big platform. It's been on for so many seasons. I went on the show not thinking I was going…

— Jessica Sanchez

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

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