Quotes About Opportunity

Singapore is an international city, and it would be a grave mistake to close our doors.

For me, any chance to serve Singapore even in its limited capacity... I would be glad to take it up and use it to serve Singaporeans.

I got my first acting role because I was a singer.

The very first show I did was 'Fame L.A.' Everyone had talent... it was either dancing or acting or something like that. I was a singer, so I got my first role.

Being a singer is a way for me to get to a platform to do more.

I was a kid from Oklahoma who never wanted to be a singer, but was told I could sing. And things snowballed.

I am a Delhiite, and my journey as a singer began in the city.

I will give full credit to the 'Indian Idol' platform for grooming me as a singer and shaping my career.

I know how it feels to be a singer who wants to get discovered.

In a way, Delhi has contributed in my journey to become a successful singer.

There are two things that I hold close to my heart. One is that I got the opportunity to playback sing for actor Mr. Amitabh Bachchan and second was working with playback singer Lata Mangeshkar.

And he was going to give me a song, because I'm a singer and I wanted to sing in everything.

The Four Aces asked me if I'd like to sing with them as they didn't really have a lead singer.

I'm trying to get an acting gig on 'CSI' or something like that, so we'll see how that works out. I'm a singer, definitely not an actor, so I just follow directions.

As a young singer, you have to get experience somehow, to try things out and grow as a singer. They way you do that is by going through the ranks and singing at companies like Opera Birmingham. It's a perfect place to foster a career.

The Blossoms were actually the first black background singers that did recording sessions in California, but we had to start giving work away. We just couldn't do it all.

So many singers want to act, and so many actors try to sing.

Reality shows are the perfect platform to boost one's career and the only way new singers can get work.

When I joined the music scene, a lot of big-ticket singers were not getting good work... It was a lean phase.

When classical singers or dancers look at cinema with derision, I have half a heart to tell them that they're wrong. They're losing a platform.

I've been blessed because there are a lot of great singers out there that didn't make it past their first album.

I advise wannabe singers to form a band, practise in your garage if you have to, but do as many charity or open mic shows as possible to get experience. I sang for seven years before getting a record deal, and I was already loving what I was doing. I just got lucky and got discovered.

A lot of young people want to become jazz singers, but there are not more jam sessions like there used to be. I just want to have the opportunity to be able to bring that to some young people.

I know Becky G, Natti Natasha, and other Latina singers, we have been working many, many years and now we have the opportunity to show what we have, to show what we have been doing for many years. Great things are happening for women in the Latin music industry.