Quotes by Ruben Studdard

• My mother always taught me, even my dad, just never let other people's opinions of you shape your opinion of yourself. And I never have and I never will.
• I've never had any health problems and I'm Ruben, man, all the way through.
• We became somewhat household names really quickly, within a matter of - what? - three, four months. So it's hard to get used to, and it's really sometimes hard to understand.
• So I've never in my whole life really been teased about my weight.
• You know, I played football, I was offensive tackle in college.
• People just take your kindness for weakness sometimes, and that's just the bottom line.
• You know, Simon he's an artist representative, but Randy and Paula actually were in the industry as artists so they had, you know, the information that they offered to us from their aspect.
• Simon is cool. You know, it's different if you ever see him around his mom. He acts totally different.
• I think I look good. I think I look real good.
• I like doing theaters. I like being up close and personal with the fans. It's really cool.
• I don't want to be a one-hit wonder.
• Because I gave myself - I left school after the second semester of my junior year to pursue a career in music. and I gave myself five years to make it and I made it in three.
• And I just pray that god gives me longevity in the music industry.
• All of them had so much to offer us as far as, you know, knowledge in the music industry, and especially Randy and Paula because, you know, they've been artists.
• I'm in the process of brainstorming with my marketing team and all that stuff, trying to come up with a concept for a late-night restaurant for people in Birmingham.