America Quote by Mandy Moore

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

— Kimberly Caldwell

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

'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 the attraction of 'American Idol' is about the basic human nature attitude that is, 'We can put you up there. But we…

— Quincy Jones

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

What I have noticed which I'm not nuts about that the trend that a lot of shows are hiring the American Idol type of…

— Hugh Panaro

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

If you don't have any ties to the music industry, you just love 'American Idol,' you can sit there and do exactly what you…

— Neil Patrick Harris

I feel it is important to respect contestants on national TV, celebrity or not.

— Sanjay Leela Bhansali

I’ve never watched an entire episode of "American Idol." It’s too mean. Why would anyone want to go on a show to be ripped…

— Christina Aguilera

'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

That makes entertaining television. That is the circus of American Idol . We go for the very, very best and the very, very worst.…

— Nigel Lythgoe