About Quote by Quincy Jones

An American Idol is someone that has all the qualities that America thinks is positive, attractive and alluring.

— Mario Vazquez

American Idol transcends age, gender, ethnicity, everything.

— Carrie Underwood

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

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

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

I didn't watch Idol because I grew up from, you had to play clubs. If you don't play in front of the people and…

— Steven Tyler

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 would never discredit anyone that is working their way up on a show like "American Idol." I think they work so hard overcoming…

— Mandy Moore

The whole 'American Idol' way of looking at things is the antithesis of what I grew up with. There are a whole lot of…

— Harry Connick, Jr

I think a big part of 'American Idol' that scares people and actually has, I'm sure, stopped people from trying out is the fact…

— Lee DeWyze

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