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. – Ricky Martin
One day I’m riding a bicycle in my neighborhood, the next day I auditioned for Menudo and was on a plane to perform in front of 200,000 people. – Ricky Martin
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. – Ricky Martin
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
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
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 think religion is a bunch of hooey, and I think that the holidays are an opportunity for people to get stressed out, getting their rush to shop. It’s so conformist. – Ricky Martin
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
Amongst the qualities a hero should have, I would include determination, loyalty, courage, perseverance, patience, focus, intrepidity and selflessness. – Ricky Martin
Anything can change in show business; you know how it goes, everything changes from one day to the other. – Ricky Martin
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. – Ricky Martin
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. – Ricky Martin
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. – Ricky Martin
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
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
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. – Ricky Martin
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
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
