Ruben Studdard Quotes

'Portlandia' - love it. I can consume three episodes of it without even realizing I'm watching TV.

I mean my point as an artist is I'm on my own little weird journey across the sky here and whether or not anybody's listening, or listening to the degree I would like them to, at the end of the day has to be an inconsequential thing because I can't chase this culture.

I wish to be appreciated not only as a film star but also for the person I am. If I manage to bring a smile on people's faces, then I think I'll be successful.

A man in a bookstore buys a book on loneliness and every woman in the store hits on him. A woman buys a book on loneliness and the store clears out.

I don't think my name would necessarily draw people to come see the movie. It might hurt the movie, honestly.

I have this threadbare caftan from the '60s that I got at a vintage store years ago - it's basically a muumuu. My friends are astonished that I wear it, but I love it. It's this light fabric that just moves with me.

There's nothing wrong in suffering, if you suffer for a purpose. Our revolution didn't abolish danger or death. It simply made danger and death worthwhile.

I like predictability because I know what I'm getting into.

Courage is always rewarded.

If you want to reach any kind of poignancy or meaning a lot of times, coming from comedy is the best way to get there.

Majesty and love do not consort well together, nor do they dwell in the same place.

I'm grateful this ordeal is over, and I'm so looking forward to getting back to the job I love.

I was an embarrassment to the department when they did research assessment exercises. A message would go round the department: 'Please give a list of your recent publications.' And I would send back a statement: 'None.'

I think London's sexy because it's so full of eccentrics.

I became almost immediately fascinated by the possibilities of trying out all conceivable reactions with them, some leading to explosions, others to unbearable poisoning of the air in our house, frightening my parents.

By then I was in Brooklyn and drank my way through that summer. I stopped when I got sick of that and got a job at the Strand bookstore, which was a little better than the tax job.

Whether or not money can buy happiness, it can buy freedom, and that's a big deal. Also, lack of money is very stressful.

There's a mass of places, really, where the idea started.

Every community has its own specialty and it's not just for clothing obviously, but for the home, etc.

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.