American Idol Quotes (Page 4)

Simon Cowell: If I’m gonna base it on who has done the best performances over the live shows, David Cook deserves to win.
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Jason Castro: I think that, especially with things like [Idol], people like to stereotype so easily. Just because a guy is really easy going... People have always said that [about me]. When I was younger I was real hyper and they'd think I was always drunk and I had never had a drink of alcohol until, like, last year. But the fact is I've never been high in my life.
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David Archuleta [on his controversial father]: He's given me a lot of good advice and helped me from making any dumb decisions. He understands more than anyone what I want in music, and I've felt really blessed to have someone like that.
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Simon Cowell [following David Archuleta's attempt to sing a Chris Brown song]: It was a little bit like Chihuahua trying to be a tiger.
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Paula Abdul [on Jason Castro]: He's like a pair of old pajamas that you know feel good.
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Jason Castro [asked about his disappointing final two performances]: It’s just getting tough for me. I think my inexperience is coming in. This week I tried to pick two [songs] I knew and even that, I screwed it up.
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Simon Cowell [to Jason Castro, after the former sung "I Shot the Sheriff"]: I’d pack your suitcase.
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Paula Abdul [after Brooke White was eliminated on season seven]: Brooke White's tears come from the authentic, good soul that she is. Her heart was breaking because she was overwhelmed with the experience she had with the show and the gift that it brought.
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Ryan Seacrest [on rumor of Paula Abdul being drunk on the show]: I read some of this online this morning and just for the record, the rumors — they’re not true. She’s part of our family and we love her.
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