Ruben Studdard Quotes

If you eat good, you feel good. I would encourage every body else to do the same.

My mother always taught me, even my dad, just never let other people's opinions of you shape your opinion of yourself. And I never have and I never will.

I went to public school, and it shaped me as a musician.

I grew up in the '80s, and there was no bigger group than New Edition in R&B. I broke my piggy bank so me and my mom could go to a New Edition concert together.

So I've never in my whole life really been teased about my weight.

I think I look good. I think I look real good.

You know, Simon he's an artist representative, but Randy and Paula actually were in the industry as artists so they had, you know, the information that they offered to us from their aspect.

I'm in the process of brainstorming with my marketing team and all that stuff, trying to come up with a concept for a late-night restaurant for people in Birmingham.

I think the best part for me is just being able to perform for people every week.

Simon is cool. You know, it's different if you ever see him around his mom. He acts totally different.

I feel like my unwillingness to look for healthy options now is the reason why I have put my weight back on. ... Everybody knows how to diet, everybody has had their shares of ups and downs of yo-yo diets, but the hardest thing is to learn really how to make this a lifestyle that you can sustain for the rest of your life.

We became somewhat household names really quickly, within a matter of - what? - three, four months. So it's hard to get used to, and it's really sometimes hard to understand.

And to be able to do it, to be able to accomplish the goal you've always set for yourself is always a blessing.

I mean I've always been a big dude.

I never knew that the things I wanted to do would come this fast, but this is the route that God took me, and so I'm excited.

I've never had any health problems and I'm Ruben, man, all the way through.

I have a greater goal - to empower young people through music education.

I don't like to be a preacher or anything, but the one thing that I've learned is that you truly are what you eat.

I feel as if I've been able to do so many things I never expected to do.

The schedule is really crazy and the fans are sometimes kind of crazy, but other than that it's been - it's been cool.

You can be confident and secure and know that you do a good job at what you do but you don't have to be arrogant about it.

The only thing about my life that's really changed is the fact that a lot of people know me now. I'm still the same person.

Because I gave myself - I left school after the second semester of my junior year to pursue a career in music. and I gave myself five years to make it and I made it in three.

I just want to make good music that, you know, appeals to all people, man. I want to branch out and you know just have a lot of multiplatinum albums.

I don't want to be a one-hit wonder.

I don't have any concerns about my weight. I've always been healthy. I eat right. I'm just a big dude. I've always been happy with the person I am. So that will never change.

But I also live to perform and I've been performing my whole life, whether it's been in sports or you know in band or with my singing.

I'm not in the best shape, but I want to prove to myself I can do something that seems insurmountable and inspire others by showing them no matter where they are in their fitness goals, they can do it, too.

People just take your kindness for weakness sometimes, and that's just the bottom line.

I just never let anything bother me, man. I know myself really well. Nobody's opinion of me can shake my opinion of myself.

I'm always happy for people when I see God blessing them the way he's blessed me.

I mean always had a lot of self-confidence.