Randy Jackson Quotations

When you're used to being in the public eye, if you've got a disease, you've got to own up to it. It's about being about it, not running from it.

I love people who break boundaries and always create something new and fresh.

I chalk up the fact that I got diabetes to my body saying, 'Dude, you have been doing wrong for way too long!'

It's smarter to look at portions than to count calories.

Every label thinks, when they sign someone, 'This is the perfect pedigree to sign. They're cute, they can sing, they can dance, et cetera.' And they say to the public, 'Here, this is what you're gonna like.' But you might say, 'No, I don't like that!' You'll probably say 'no' many more times than you'll say 'yes!

Accept who you are and try and make the best of that.

Move every day. Like taking a shower and brushing your teeth. Make it a part of your everyday life.

If you look at the charts every year, there may be five or ten memorable songs from each year.

I always say the greats just get better.

I was having serious issues with becoming a diabetic.

If I'm paying money to come to see you, you shouldn't look like everybody else in the crowd.

You know, I'm kind of a wild crazy workaholic guy.

Well, basically I have a lot of friends because I've been in the business a long time and worked with a lot of people.

You can never go more than three or four hours without having something to nibble on or eat - you have to graze all day long.

You can only be free as an artist if you're free as a person.

I always wanted to be a leading man!

I believe that you should move and eat right.

I'm a much healthier eater and I've lost quite a bit of weight over the years.

I've sung background for a couple of bands.

Kelly, Kelly, Kelly. I love your voice man, you give me chills... Brilliant.

When we get on a roll, we can swing the bats like that. You take advantage of what pitches they give you, and tonight they got some good pitches and good looks and took advantage of it.

We're just happy to be going. I don't think anyone gave us a chance to go back after losing as much as we did. We're there though.

We're hoping it opens the game up a little bit.

We're a young team, but we've been there before. A lot of what we did last year is going to help us now.

Man, every time Kelly opened her mouth she gave me chills!

Let's just say definitely look out for the outfits, because I think people are just getting a little crazy.

I gotta say, man, I was expecting big things from you tonight. ... Dude, you definitely did not disappoint. ... You delivered, baby.

I loved every minute of it! Dude, you were the bomb!

I don't want to be held down by genres so much.

He had a lively way of living and enjoyed every moment. He made touring fun. There was never a dull moment, with jokes and a lot of laughs.

There is a great disparity in the way stats are kept. There's no way that many kids are hitting.400 and above. I look at the stats very closely, and it's ridiculous.

He left, went to the hotel and got his own bags. He hired his own jet back to Los Angeles. That is crazy!

Greensboro, N.C., was an eye-opener. Of course, Clay and Fantasia came from Carolina. They're not as affected as New York and Los Angeles, where they watch too much VH1 and MTV and mimic that.

It actually came off as a nice kind of package. I actually liked it, man, I liked it.

I think it's better than ever, with more balance than ever. There are great boys and great girls.

I think America made the right choices. It's a better balance. You got some pretty good boys, you got some pretty good girls.

That extra 3 feet takes the pitcher out of it, defensively. It's a huge adjustment for the whole game.

It fell out. She had to put it back in.

It didn't show enough of you for me.

I think the talent is better than ever, and it's more balanced than ever. There are some great boys and great girls. Every year that the show does well and the public tunes in, it validates it more, so better and better singers come out.

I think this was your greatest night ever. It was so the bomb. ... This was a classy, great performance tonight.

I'm so happy . . . country girl and southern rocker up there -- wow, this is big!

Three out of eight is not bad. It's the way things happen.

We didn't play well, and (Wellington) is a good team that took advantage of our mistakes. But to be champions you have to win on tough nights.

But she understood the situation and what she had to do. She had to sit out to get better, and that's what she did.

We've been on a roll. We can swing the bat like that. In a Miami tournament, I think we had 51 hits in four games. We're capable. Tonight they got some good pitches, and they took advantage of it.

We've had a great year. No one certainly expected we'd be back here.

There is a lot of territory out there still to explore TV-wise, show-wise, movie-wise, everything.

You get a shot at bat when you win this. You've won the competition. You've got the prize. Now you've got to make a great record. That's the hardest thing for all of them, because I don't think all of them have made great records.

And they never will because everyone wants to win.

There's great girls, great boys, I mean I know you hear us say it every time but truly, truly good talent. And I think it's the year for the boy, finally!

They all hate each other deep down, but they aren't going to say it on camera.

The theory is that Mariah Carey can sing anything. You hear that expression, 'She can sing the phone book.' So if you can really sing, you should be able to sing anything, so we're testing them. That's the whole competition.

No matter how great your pitcher is, things are going to happen and you're going to have to back her up.

You're one of the most natural, great singers I've heard in a long time.

They're a great team. They hit the ball well.

It's a bit more open this year. There's some good people, good stories as well.

It's going to be all my brothers, but that's a work in progress. We're having our creative meetings right now. I'm really excited. My brothers are like my idols.

You took a song that everyone knows and made a cool alternative version. You're ready. You're ready.

The minute she got back, that allowed us to put Laura Mendes back in center field and (Torre) at first base. It made us better defensively.

That's a big song, dude. It's about a five.

Taylor's back, and he's kicking and taking names.

It's amazing what it's done for the music business, even though a lot of record companies don't want to admit it.

It's time to get hot. This is the time to do it.

It was just alright for me, I love you.

The kids this time, I think, want this worse than ever.

I like you dude, you're definitely in the dog pound for real.

If you asked Simon now, I don't think he could call who's going to win this season. It's a dead heat. Besides, Simon just got lucky!

I can't wait for your acting career to start. Your face -- the camera loves you.

I don't think we are as deep as last year, especially on the mound. But we are deeper swinging the bat. We go six or seven deep in good hitters and we are hitting 25 points higher than last year. We also have a lot more speed than last year.

For the first time ever this season, I gotta stand up for you.

You never know what the future brings.

I'm still true to my Southern roots.

I feel it's my responsibility to turn people on to great music.

The public always picks quality.

There is a lot of territory out there still to explore TV-wise, show-wise, movie-wise, everything.

My ego is really good. I don't need to watch myself on TV, like some others.

If it's music, I love it.

If you can turn your wants into your needs, you can do anything.

The pop-star thing bores me because it's somebody programming someone else. Stand over here, sing that, no, sing it like this, talk like that, when they ask you this, don't say that, say this, hold that, drive this, stay here, live there - you're not even a human being. You're a puppet.

I think any show after the Super Bowl will have huge numbers.

I think there's an abundance of talent in America and there will never be not a lot of talent out there.

Figure out who you are.

I used to think I was a singer; I had my own delusions about it.

I'm actually a pretty good tennis player!

You chose the toughest song to sing tonight . . . and you worked it out.

You were right where you were supposed to be, singing the right song that could be on the radio right now.