Quotes About Expectations

When you are in the American Idol bubble, a lot of contestants want to go as far as they can and wish to be on point with ready-to-go songs.

What if what you know isn't what people want to hear?

I always try to do true endings and that's where I got into trouble always because Hollywood wants to do happy endings.

Also, to be honest, my dad wanted me to be an athlete. And I think all sons want to prove something to their dad. So now, aged 35, I want to see what I can achieve physically.

If you become famous and you start making money, then people want to give you things. It's the exact opposite of how it's supposed to be.

I've always known I'd be a bank robber. So judge all you want, ladies and gentlemen. Because you never did become an astronaut.

I've no desire to be ill-dressed; but I hate the feeling that I daren't be ill-dressed if I want to.

People want you to play the songs they know. I try not to reflect too much, and I don't really like to focus too much on myself.

I never thought of myself as a king. People really want you to be their deity. They forget the fact that you are a person who has feelings and doubts.

For some reason, people think of me as someone who can do anything I want. And I'm not. You know, I need someone to put up the money.

I was very successful from a very early age, and I want to keep it.

People are hypocrites. If you ask them what they want to see on TV, they'll tell you they want better quality programming. And then what do they watch? 'Gilligan's Island.'

When you are an athlete, it's difficult to take time off and say you want to come back without everyone judging you and attacking you.

I was Little Miss Perfect. That's where all the secrets come in, because you know damn well you are not perfect, but you think your parents want you to be. And so you pretend.

I just want some space to myself every now and then. Every time I'm with you I have this sense that you want something from me.

After all that, you would think daughter would want to spend time with me, but she's busy. I get it.

Give users what they actually want, not what they say they want.

People expect you to be this weird cartoon sometimes when you're a musician. I hate that. I hate standing out. I hate people looking at me. I just want to be part of the crowd.

I like to take my time and not try to put too much pressure on myself, but it's hard. I think I forget every time - you give birth and you want your stomach to be flat again.

I'm not used to being asked what I want to talk about. That's why I'm an actress. Get told what to do, stand on the mark, say your words, wear this, look this way, look that way.

People want you to fail.

Don't listen to you customers. They don't know what they want anyway.

When you're in the eye of the hurricane, you're making the show - you just want the show to be good, you want it to be appreciated and those types of things.

People want movies to be one thing or another; they want it be fact or fiction.