Explore Quotes by David Archuleta

I want to figure out what kind of artist I want to be, because with the 'American Idol' process, it just works really fast. The night of the finale, they said, 'OK, here are all the label people that you're gonna work with, this is the album you're gonna make and blah, blah, blah.' So it was a pretty fast process, but it's been cool.

My mom is just someone who's easy to talk to and hang with. My sister, it's always cool to be able to help her out with things. My brother is fun when we're just joking and messing around. And my dad is someone who's helpful with my music and easy to talk to about that stuff because he understands me in that sense.

I've never had a celebrity crush! I don't believe in those, really. I feel like you have to get to know the person before you start to feel anything like that. People always think they know celebrities, but how can you when you've never met them?

I perceive the world through the wide range of emotions that whirl all around in it.

Every time I would think about my purpose, the answers seemed to come in sounds. In melodies. In feelings.

Being on a mission-not thinking about myself and focusing on serving other people-is what brought me closer to God than anything else.

I don't want a be bird because birds get attacked too much. But it would be cool to fly.

Sometimes you need to trust those around you because they may see something in you that you can't see

If you have kids and stuff what kind of dad do I wanna be for my kids, and what kind of mom do I want them to have

Without the darkness, we can't really appreciate the light

When they're people who are your fans, you know, 'cause they really feel what you're singing, that's my favorite

Sometimes we need to take back and take a look at ourselves, a look at where we are

Friends are the ones who will always have your back and their perspective on you doesn't change no matter what

You have to think about how you're going to present yourself and want people, wanna show your stuff and who you are

Relationships are about helping motivate each other to be all that you can be

If you close your eyes to see the view, you miss everything surrounding you

More than fans, they felt like a team of morale-boosters who would always be around to remind me of my own worth

No one can understand what’s the best thing for you to do, other than yourself.

I think the best way people can connect to you is by being real

I think it's really important to treat yourself with respect because sometimes people can get down on themselves

Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing.