TV Competition Quotes

I thought about going onto the first one, Pop Idol. My mum was saying, 'Go on!' But I decided not to. 'The X Factor,' though, doesn't really seem to be a show about musical talent anymore.

I'm not afraid of you, 'American Idol.'

I never wanted to be in the late-night talk show wars, and I think somehow with 'Totally Biased,' I got caught up in all that. Suddenly, there are articles about how we finally have a black voice in late-night.

I'm not in this to make money. I would not have sold my soul to be on 'American Idol.'

'American Idol' is sometimes lumped with reality shows and it has that element - folks-next-door battling it out in a contest. But instead of fighting leeches, bugs, parasites and each other, as on CBS's 'Survivor' and other shows that imitate it, the 'American Idol' contestants, of course, sing.

I also made a lot of really great friends on that show [the Voice], so that's one of the most important things that I've taken out of that experience.

The 'X Factor' is the biggest show on TV and the other shows are just copying us with their silly chairs. Simon Cowell is the king of TV and if he's not involved then it's not good.

I'm excited about the new judges on 'American Idol.' Jennifer Lopez was a real mentor to me my season and I admire her so much. And I kind of have a crush on Steven Tyler. It's going to be interesting to see is one person going to stand out among the judges or if everyone will sort of be equal.

Television can be a very fickle place.

I lost 'The X Factor,' and I lost 'Deal or No Deal' twice. I'm good at losing game shows.

American Inventor', a show I came up with launched in 2006. It's all of America's greatest and wackiest inventions rolled into one with a judging panel including the legendary George Foreman.

With 'American Idol,' you are on your toes a lot. People don't realize the amount of work.

The way for newspapers to meet the competition of radio and television is simply to get out better papers.

The fact that we are watching a live 'Monday Night Raw' every week is due to 'Nitro.'

I didn't know what I was in for when I joined 'The X Factor' - I underestimated it.

When I was doing 'Deep Space Nine' the only other competing shows were 'Babylon Five' and I think 'Stargate' not too long after that.

I believe the 'Jeopardy!' test is more difficult than being a contestant on the program.

It's fantastic that 'Strictly' is beating 'The X Factor' for many reasons - but one of the main reasons is I think it's a fantastic piece of variety television. It is live, varied TV whereby we are really hanging ourselves out by the seam of our pants.

The thing with films is that you have to make something that will get people out of their houses, away from the TV set. You must touch people, say something. Otherwise, they'll stay at home.

Sure I was glad to see John Wayne win the Oscar I'm always glad to see the fat lady win the Cadillac on TV, too.

'American Idol' is a juggernaut... Because of my 'American Idol' win, I am able to do the thing that I love most, which is to be an entertainer.

To be the most successful male from 'The X Factor' is a big achievement, and I'm chuffed with that.

Comparing in the past years, Tamyra Gray and everyone else that didn't win but their careers are doing well.

I got a lot of criticism for going back on 'Survivor' to play 'Survivor: All Stars.'

I've sold shows based on my standup twice to CBS, but they've never gone past the script stage. TV is very competitive.