Quotes by Jasmine Trias

“Some people think in four years Im going to give up, but thats definitely not me, ... Im going to keep on going until it happens because I love doing it. Now that Ive got my foot in the door I dont want to stop. I want to keep on going. Since there isnt that Filipino or someone from Hawaii thats broken those barriers, I want to be that first one to break those barriers.”

“Though a bit difficult, I had fun learning Tagalog. It was important to me that I learned the diction right for your sake. For mine, I had the message of the songs explained to me so I could emote it properly. In the process, Ive learned all the nasty words and how to say Nakakaloka ! What Tagalog word did I have problems with? Tandaan that we replaced with maramdaman .”

“are adobo, tinola, palabok, sinigang na hipon and turon sweetened by brown sugar at may langka .”

“and proud to be representing Filipinos.”

“Jasmine Trias: Fil-American Idol Live in Manila.”

“If there are roles that come my way after this, I might just do it part-time. But for me, studies come first. I want to be a heart surgeon ultimately.”

“I kind of had a vision for myself. I wanted to have an album out and to make it R&B and try to make it into the mainstream and continue to do what Im doing and never give up. The other American Idols, maybe they dont try too hard or something goes wrong, but I really dont want to be in that case where Im not given the chance.”

“I had a great time recording and working with the producers. I really got to work with great producers, and different producers with different work ethics.”

“It got a little bit messy because promotion wise, it was supposed to be promoted as a promotional demo CD for free,”

“I dont think it was a mistake, ... It definitely got me more visible in Hawaii. It really got me exposure.”