Paula Abdul

Constructive criticism is about finding something good and positive to soften the blow to the real critique of what really went on.

When you go to meetings or auditions and you fail to prepare, prepare to fail. It is simple but true.

The more auditions you go on, the more you will learn not to take it personally.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?