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" I had very steady and formal relationships with women. And I can say, I fell in love with women and it felt right. "
Ricky Martin
I Can
Women
Say
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" Every night, you fight for that standing ovation at the end of the night. And if you do something wrong, the domino effect is chaotic. And you must not allow yourself to make mistakes whatsoever. So in that case, theater, it's fascinating because of the discipline that you need. "
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" Before I came out, I had a lot of anger. For years people would ask, 'How are you doing?' and I'd say, 'Good, fine.' It's show business, and that's what you have to show. "
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Anger
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" 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. "
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Father
Relationship
" I've performed in China, France, New Delhi, and Indianapolis, and everybody just allows themselves to go at it and have a good time. I think that's what I'm doing through music. It's not about 'I'm from here and you're from there.' It's about unity. "
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Good
" For many years I thought I was bisexual. And then I would ask myself, 'What is bisexual? Does that even exist?' "
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Myself
Bisexual
Years
" I was onstage with Menudo since I was 12 years old. To us, the most successful one was the guy with the most fans. If you moved your hips and the girls screamed, you were getting it right. Who wouldn't want to be like Elvis or Jim Morrison! "
Ricky Martin
Want
You
Successful
" 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. "
Ricky Martin
Eat
Problem
Discipline
" A lot of people say, 'Wow, you're a single father of twin boys, that's crazy!' Two toddlers can get hectic, but I wouldn't change it for anything. Every day they teach me different things. The love is there. When you have a two-year-old saying every other hour, 'Papi, te amo. Papi, I love you,' it can't get better. "
Ricky Martin
Day
Love
I Love You
" 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. "
Ricky Martin
Own
You
Born
" I am convinced that music, like philanthropy, bridges hope. "
Ricky Martin
Philanthropy
I Am
Hope
" Amongst the qualities a hero should have, I would include determination, loyalty, courage, perseverance, patience, focus, intrepidity and selflessness. "
Ricky Martin
Perseverance
Patience
Hero
" For many years, there has been only one place where I am in touch with my emotions fearlessly, and that's the stage. Being on stage fills my soul in many ways, almost completely. It's my vice. "
Ricky Martin
Emotions
My Soul
Soul
" 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. "
Ricky Martin
Song
Singing
Business
" I would love to do Broadway the rest of my life! Because it's challenging, because it makes me grow as an actor, as an entertainer, as an artist, and that's what I need; that's what I'm hooked on. "
Ricky Martin
Rest
My Life
Me
" Anything can change in show business; you know how it goes, everything changes from one day to the other. "
Ricky Martin
Day
Business
Change
" 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. "
Ricky Martin
People
Suicide
Someone
" I believe Barack Obama has shown a deep conviction to help those most in need, even if their voices are not always the ones heard the loudest in Washington. "
Ricky Martin
Help
Need
Believe
" Broadway is another monster. I've been touring since I was 12 years old and I love being on the road - one day you're here, next day it's snowing, and the next you are in a desert and it's 110 degrees. So I guess I'm kind of used to the madness physically that you go to when you are an entertainer. But it's been great. "
Ricky Martin
Love
Road
You
" I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am. "
Ricky Martin
Who
Am
Man
" I believe we have to bring Broadway a little Latino flair. We have to keep it alive. "
Ricky Martin
I Believe
Alive
Believe
" Ignore the ignorant. "
Ricky Martin
Ignorant
Ignore
" 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. "
Ricky Martin
World
Children
Lie
" Children aren't just our future. They're our present. "
Ricky Martin
Our
Children
Future
" I have been a victim of stereotypes. I come from Latin America and to some countries, we are considered 'losers,' drug traffickers, and that is not fair because that is generalizing. "
Ricky Martin
Stereotypes
Come
Fair
" I've felt emotions onstage that I never felt before; it has strengthened me as a person and as an artist. "
Ricky Martin
Emotions
Me
Never
" 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. "
Ricky Martin
Laws
Me
Religion
" 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. "
Ricky Martin
Me
Floor
Anything
" New York City is an amazing place to raise children. "
Ricky Martin
Place
City
Children
" 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. "
Ricky Martin
Silence
Me
Power
" I canceled a show once to be with someone that I loved. "
Ricky Martin
Loved
Someone
Show