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Ricky Martin 1
singer from Puerto Rico 1971Related quotes

“Wherever I am, people always know
as if a spotlight were on me with its glow.”
Ch'ovunque io vada o stia,
Mi fa sempre apparir la luce mia.
Canto XXIII, stanza 36 (tr. D. R. Slavitt)
Orlando Furioso (1532)

“You can say what you want about me
Try to do what you want to me
But you can not stop me.”
Paid My Dues
Freak of Nature (2001)

“I don’t want there to be things you “love about me”, I want you to love “all of me”.”
Source: La Mécanique du cœur

Source: Song lyrics, Hounds of Love (1985)

On attending the Academy Awards ceremony, quoted in The Times (24 March 2001).
Context: It seems to me a long way to go just to sit in a non-drinking, non-smoking environment on the offchance your name is called. … It's as if you are entered into a race you don't particularly want to run in. All the hoops you have to jump through on these occasions: it's not my favourite occupation. Walking around in the spotlight having to be me is not something I'm particularly comfortable with or desire. I'd sooner pretend to be someone else.