Ricky Martin People Quotations

I can humbly say they are songs that marked an era. They are meaningful, and it's marvelous to go into a restaurant and still have people say to you: 'Hey, ale, ale, ale.

One day I'm riding a bicycle in my neighborhood, the next day I auditioned for Menudo and was on a plane to perform in front of 200,000 people.

I hated it when people tried to force me out when I wasn't ready. It was very painful, and it actually pushed me away from doing so.

When someone isn't ready we must not try to force them out. People are being bullied and committing suicide because they're gay and it's horrible.

I met with great producers and composers, young people that wanted to give it all in their art, ... We were risking, we were daring to go places that we never went in music and because of it, I think there's a lot of spontaneity. We weren't doing music following any rules. I wanted to start from zero, as if it were the first album that I was recording, so I could present a new sound.

People don't know this, but I'm going through a lot every time I walk on stage, which is part of doing theater. That's why it's so addictive, I must say.

When you take things too seriously, you get old. You have to be silly. Whenever people say, 'Hey, man, are you ever going to grow up?' That's when you know you're doing things right.

Before I came out, I had a lot of anger. For years people would ask, 'How are you doing?' and I'd say, 'Good, fine.' It's show business, and that's what you have to show.

We all have to go through our own spiritual process. It is very difficult. Some people are struggling and they are in their teens. Some people are in their 50s and they're struggling. Some people go through life and die not being able to accept themselves. Tragic. But it's very individual. And it's about self-esteem.

The rights of homosexual people are human rights, and human rights are for everyone.