Ricky Martin's Quotes

People don't know this, but I'm going through a lot every time I walk on stage, which is part of doing theater. That's why it's so addictive, I must say.

The homosexual community wants me to be gay. The heterosexual community wants me to be straight. Every writer thinks, I'm the journalist who's going to make him talk. I pray for them. I pray that they get a life and stop living mine!

We all have to go through our own spiritual process. It is very difficult. Some people are struggling and they are in their teens. Some people are in their 50s and they're struggling. Some people go through life and die not being able to accept themselves. Tragic. But it's very individual. And it's about self-esteem.

What I like about Broadway is that you are still entertaining. You're standing in front of an audience every night and the critics are not friends at all - and that's good for me as an entertainer because I want to grow. It also gives me the structure of remaining in one city so I can get creative in different ways.

When I was 9 years old, I really wanted to be in the show business. I really wanted to be an artist. I would grab a wooden spoon and I would start singing, even if it was for my uncles and my aunts. And I would just sing any lah-lah song.

When you take things too seriously, you get old. You have to be silly. Whenever people say, 'Hey, man, are you ever going to grow up?' That's when you know you're doing things right.

Why am I in the music business? Well, you know, I go to different countries, like Thailand or Haiti, and I talk about human trafficking or I talk about AIDS and people listen. And that's when everything clicks. 'Oh, this is why I'm doing this. This is why I had to leave my house at the age of 12.' And, you know, that's where everything makes sense.

You can be a sex symbol through music or film. Hey, there are some politicians that are sex symbols. Is that something you should fight? No. Sex is very natural.

You just have to get rid of fear and confront the world. Look at yourself in the mirror and say to yourself, 'I love you and nothing will destroy you and you're not going to fall.'

Buddhism has a very beautiful teaching that says the worst thing you can do to your soul is to tell someone their faith is wrong.

Buddha's teaching are very simple, you don't have to break your head to understand the message. The part that I like the most from Buddha's teachings and from His Holiness, The Dalai Lama, is that the most powerful weapon is to not attack, to be able to have self-control.

When someone isn't ready we must not try to force them out. People are being bullied and committing suicide because they're gay and it's horrible.

I don't want to dream anymore, I want my life to be real!

These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn't even know existed.

I need to tell the world what I'm about, my nature, because not doing so would be teaching my children how to lie. I didn't want it to be.

Ignore the ignorant.

Sexuality and sensuality are completely different things. Sensuality is something that you're born with. But sexuality is something I leave for my own mirror.

I eat everything, that's a problem. I don't have discipline. My favorite dish is the Caribbean. Meat, rice, lots of grains. But I do like to do exercises. Lately, I've been having capoeira classes and lots of cardiovascular exercises, such as jogging and cycling.

Anything can change in show business; you know how it goes, everything changes from one day to the other.

Before, I used to ask permission to my parents to leave the house. Now it's - I ask permission to my children to leave the house. They own the house.

Children aren't just our future. They're our present.

During my sabbatical, I spent two years not listening to my songs at all.

For many years I thought I was bisexual. And then I would ask myself, 'What is bisexual? Does that even exist?'

I always wanted to be a father. I have a beautiful relationship with my dad and beautiful memories. I always knew I was going to have a family.

I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am.

I am convinced that music, like philanthropy, bridges hope.

I believe we have to bring Broadway a little Latino flair. We have to keep it alive.

I canceled a show once to be with someone that I loved.

I don't need anything to live, to be honest. Give me a mattress or a futon on the floor and I'll be the happiest camper.

I had very steady and formal relationships with women. And I can say, I fell in love with women and it felt right.

I hated it when people tried to force me out when I wasn't ready. It was very painful, and it actually pushed me away from doing so.

I just want my children to be happy. I want my children to be healthy.

I've felt emotions onstage that I never felt before; it has strengthened me as a person and as an artist.

It was really intense for me to start having conversations with God, when according to the man-made laws in my religion - to be homosexual is evil.