Donny Osmond Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Romance is alive and well in America, but the 50 percent who can't make it work fail because of selfishness. It gets down to that. You can't oversimplify it because every situation is so complex.”

“I try to be a good guy and I fall short sometimes, but I use Christ as an example.”

“Our father taught us such a work ethic that if there's something worth doing, it's worth doing well.”

“I go to bed late. My mind starts going at night - that's when those creative juices begin flowing.”

“I love cranberry juice, but I'm not a coffee drinker - as a Mormon, I avoid caffeine.”

“You know, I always wondered what it would have been like to just go to school, play football with the guys and go to the prom. Just like a 'regular person.'”

“A belief in God is vitally important, not just in show business, but stability in life. You know, to recognize deity is the most important thing that you can do. I mean, it comes to the Ten Commandments. They weren't ten suggestions. They were Ten Commandments.”

“Sometimes when you have multimedia, people use it too much. It has to be a tool and not the end product, if you can use it as a tool. The same thing apples when you are recording. We had this problem in the 80's, we got so computerized there was no heart and soul in the music anymore.”

“Years ago, I was performing, and people kept calling out for 'Puppy Love' and I just didn't want to. Then I thought I'd have some fun, so we did this insane heavy metal version of it. The applause was polite.”

“You always draw from your roots. I'm influenced by everything I hear and see, and that includes music today, but obviously I go back to my early influences: Stevie Wonder, Parliament, Earth, Wind & Fire, Ohio Players, Average White Band. Those kind of artists are what I look to. When I hear that stuff on the radio, I turn it up!”