Lea Salonga Quotes

I`m probably one of the least ambitious people to ever walk the earth. Because I know the price that you have to pay. I know what that feels like at home in the Phillipines. I know what it`s like to go shopping and have people stare at you. To not be able to go places because your safety is threatened. I quite enjoy the anonymity I have here--being recognized for my work but still be able to walk down the street and go shopping and be undisturbed and have my privacy respected. And that`s not always the case at home. I appreciate the level of celebrity I`ve achieved at home, but I`m someone who doesn`t do well with it.

I have no inner monologue.

I just refuse to date actors. I`ve done that, and I don`t want to do that anymore. It`s just the stress of traveling and being away from each other so much.

It has always been my dream to take my turn at the most respected concert hall in the world. As enormous as that is for me, I still plan on making it an intimate show, singing the songs I love to sing and making some good music with a band of musicians the good old fashioned way.

If you ain`t got nothing nice to say, just shut the f*** up.

Love your enemies... it`s not always an easy tenet to live by... and I have more often than not been inclined to wish my enemies ill than well.

And if you really believe in your heart of hearts that you have the talent, go for it. But you`ve got to make sure you really have the talent. I was watching that TV show, American Idol, and they were showing these auditions. The contestants think in their heart that they`re talented, and the judges would say, `You are appalling. You cannot sing.` And I painfully had to agree. But they really believe that they have something. You need a very objective person to say you`ve got talent.