My mother always taught me, even my dad, just never let other peoples opinions of you shape your opinion of yourself. And I never have and I never will. – Ruben Studdard
I like doing theaters. I like being up close and personal with the fans. Its really cool. – Ruben Studdard
Simon is cool. You know, its different if you ever see him around his mom. He acts totally different. – Ruben Studdard
I grew up in the 80s, and there was no bigger group than New Edition in R&B. I broke my piggy bank so me and my mom could go to a New Edition concert together. – Ruben Studdard
I was a sickly baby, and after two sets of adoptive parents took me home, they returned me to the orphanage because of a serious respiratory infection. But as they say, the third times a charm, because my mom and dad adopted me and took me into their home where I was raised in a family full of love. – Rodney Atkins