Matteo Bocelli Quotes

Destiny has a lot to do with it, but so do you. You have to persevere, you have to insist. ~ Andrea Bocelli

The earliest golfing memories that I have are of the Italian Open when I was about six years of age. Watching that event is how I really got started in the game. ~ Matteo Manassero

I don't know if One Direction will stand the test of time. I have a niece who goes crazy for them. But the only way to judge art is to wait and see if it becomes evergreen. This takes a bit of time. Adele is a very good musician and I'd like to sing with her. But, again, time will tell if her music will become evergreen. ~ Andrea Bocelli

I've been in so many funeral scenes from The Sopranos, and I think I've even been in one on Sons of Anarchy. Those scenes, as a human being, are the most tedious scenes, of all time. You're waiting, all day, in the blistering hot heat. So, I didn't need to be there. ~ Drea De Matteo

Often, I went in love with some friends in school. And, no, I suffered. Only later, things went better. ~ Andrea Bocelli

I do not think anyone can ever do anything without the help and will of God. ~ Andrea Bocelli

I always knew I would sing. I just didn't know if I would be successful or not. But I sang at school, I sang at parties, I sang at church. Everyone always asked me to sing. I'd be playing football with my friends, and my parents would ask me to sing for their guests. I was never very happy about that because I wanted to play football. ~ Andrea Bocelli

They spoke politely and with deference to the adults, whereas it went against my nature not to speak plainly. To many people speaking plainly is the same as speaking rudely. Whereas to me, if one was direct, it saved time and misunderstanding. ~ Theresa Breslin

The whole point of writing something down is that your voice will then carry for thousands of miles, whereas in direct conversation it fades at a hundred paces. ~ Matteo Ricci

Now I'm more sure and I feel myself more comfortable singing. ~ Andrea Bocelli

A career is like a house: it's made of many bricks, and each brick has the same value, because without any one of them, the house would collapse. ~ Andrea Bocelli

I definitely play roles that are close to my persona. I was dying to be an actor, my whole life. I just always wanted to be someone else. Then, once I decided that I really thought I was pretty cool, I wanted to see myself. ~ Drea De Matteo

If I found the right guy, I think I would get married. Maybe. I just feel like it's just a contract. Why sign any more contracts, really? ~ Drea De Matteo

I started as a lyrical singer. But it was through the pop universe that I reached international fame. ~ Andrea Bocelli

I like real problems, the human condition - twisted, darker stuff. ~ Drea De Matteo

I should have just become a manager. ~ Drea De Matteo

I like to windsurf and ski, and most of all I love to ride horses. The wilder and faster the better! If I'm presented with a fast horse or a fast boat, I still get that shiver of excitement and I cannot resist. Luckily I never seem to have any accidents, and thank God for that. ~ Andrea Bocelli

Because I practice often with my children at home. ~ Andrea Bocelli

The themes I sing about tend to be centered on love, but in the most total, general way 360 degrees of love. ~ Andrea Bocelli

I listen to music every day for study reasons, and I confess that I have very little knowledge of what is going on in the hit parades around the world. I have no prejudices for any kind of music genre, and I listen with pleasure to many songs on the radio that my children already know of by heart, while I hear them practically for the first time. ~ Andrea Bocelli

I went to NYU for acting, for six years. I thought acting was the easy way out or in because I didn't put in enough effort in school, being a crazy kid in college. But, I was good at it, so that was the other side of it. I would love to direct. What I've learned from being on set is more how to deal with actors than even the visual part of it all. ~ Drea De Matteo

I change the language with which I use my voice. In opera, I know I have an orchestra behind me; I have to communicate to people very far from me. ~ Andrea Bocelli

I'm quite shy, so I hate seeing my private life splashed over the papers. ~ Andrea Bocelli

I think it is absolutely correct to solve the problem of terrorism in Iraq and Syria and Libya. ~ Matteo Renzi

I studied law, and I was ready to be a lawyer in my country [Italy]. Probably it is better for many clients that I changed my direction! But I was happy to study and I was a good student, I finished my studies. And everything that you learn is useful in life. ~ Andrea Bocelli

It's important for me who is at the table with me; the moment when everyone speaks to each other and everyone listens. If there's good food, it's much better. ~ Andrea Bocelli

I'd love to work with Michael Buble, with Tony Bennett, with Damian Marley, with Andrea Bocelli. ~ Kat Dahlia

A happiness that won't stand up to examination is less than worthless. ~ Drea De Matteo

One guy that really inspired me was Michael Jordan. I wouldn't say that he inspired me as a sportsman, but I love going back and watching videos of him, especially how he conducts himself in interviews. He always seemed to be very careful about the words that he used and thought about everything differently to anybody else. ~ Matteo Manassero

Success is related to faith. Faith comes first. ~ Andrea Bocelli

Maybe it will be difficult, but I want to finish school. My parents want me to finish school, and I am pretty sure I will. I will not go to university; I will turn professional when I finish school. ~ Matteo Manassero

He could quite quickly become detached from the nuances of common human emotion. Particularly if he was engaged in some aspect of a scientific problem or research. His work excluded any consideration for the feelings of those around him. And he rarely excused himself or justified his behavior. It was as if he was compelled to focus all his energy on one subject and was unaware that others did not follow his obsession. ~ Theresa Breslin

You can be great only if it is your destiny. ~ Andrea Bocelli