Quotes from Enrique Iglesias

I'm very romantic.

I know it sounds corny, but when you follow your dreams, it happens. And if it's music, take it seriously.

I don't care what people say. My music's my music.

The one thing about music is that there are no rules.

Realistically, English is a universal language; it's the number one language for music and for communicating with the rest of the world.

I mean, I do consider that my music is pop because Ive been influenced by pop music my whole life; I grew up in the States and 80s pop music was my biggest influence.

It was good, it was bad. But it was real, and that's all you have.

Yeah, exactly, you can talk about politics in music, you can talk about something else, but that's always going to change, and love is never going to change.

I care about politics just like any other citizen. I'm against the war in Iraq, or any type of war.

I'm a good person, but with many defects.

If permanent happiness comes with someone, Id leave everything.

Normally I don't listen to my songs. I hear when I'm in the process of creation, of course, but not when I come home, for example, and I listen my album, and this is different.

My grandfather's 86 and he's having a baby. Man, I hope when I'm 86 I can have babies.

Yes, I have made a woman cry.

I was happier before, when I lead a normal life.

I am really passionate about sports in general - especially water sports.

I don't like being lied to, so I only lie about the stupid things. White lies, basically.

My tennis skills are okay.

There are days that I wake up and I complain, and when I complain I pinch myself and say, 'that's for complaining.' Not many people can do what they really like in life.

As an artist, I've been very fortunate.

I wouldn't change anything. I've made mistakes, but thanks to those mistakes, I've learned.

The one thing I've learned in the last ten years is that successful artists don't get paid to write and sing songs, they get paid for the psychological roller coaster they're going to have to ride. That's the hard work.

I always respect a woman.

I don't sleep much. It takes me a long time to fall asleep. I'm a bit of an insomniac but, when I fall asleep, I don't ever want to wake up.