Failure, it is thought, is what sells, and what people want to hear and read about. I am not so sure.
I know you hear horror stories about child actors, but I think in my family when I did start acting it was never a big deal.
People want to act like they know celebrities. They want to see pictures. They want to know where you're going. They want to hear you talk about your family.
I think when someone is injured in your family, you want to speak to the individual and you want to hear their voice and you want to make sure they are OK.
One of the biggest problems out there that I hear from my friends in the business community is that there's no lending, that it's tough to get a loan today.
You know, you hear people talk about soul mates? That one person that you see, and that's it for you? Well, TOMS is the business equivalent of a soul mate for me.
I don't take the roles home with me. I don't work that way. I don't understand that; I mean, I really don't when I hear that.
I love listening to new stuff, at home in LA I always have the radio on to hear what is happening.
If I have a hit, then I hope the people who like the hit song go out and buy my album so they can hear it all.
So don't get me wrong, I love my songs, and I still love hearing them. That's history, baby.
I had just lost my dad and I remembered all the songs we used to go and hear at concerts, and the records around the house and sometimes we'd play together.
I love jazz and pop rock and country. I grew up listening to Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Def Leppard, AC/DC, Anne Murray - if I hear something really great... I want to be a part of it.
Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.
Like any show, I think some episodes are going to be stronger than others, but I think it's a good show that people enjoy and I hear the reactions too.
Every good gospel singer you can hear is a scat singer; they're just using different syllables. There are a lot of jazz singers out there, and more coming out of the churches.
I hear so many of the young people today sing and I think they have a good voice, yet I wonder if they'll ever know that they sound alike.
Hey, you must be doin' good, 'cause I never hear from you.
Sometimes someone feels like nothing goes their way, and then something really good happens. For me, hearing that I made someone happy makes me feel so alive!
I don't hear record companies coming up with any good ideas or suggestions. Historically, if it ain't their idea, it ain't no good, so you got that to contend with.
And when things are not going well in Toronto, you're going to hear about it. And you're going to say things are not good at all, where it's really not that bad.
I think the film you hear about the most is 'The Exorcist.' When people come up to me and say, 'Oh, you scared me!' I was the good guy in that film!
