Future Idols Gifts

"Every summer, we worked long and hard under the hot sun to earn money."

'Believing any filming experience may help launch acting careers, some even stage their appearances before closed circuit cameras.'

'How are the ventriloquist lessons going?'

"I did the best dental health poster in the class. I just hope Mr. Tooth Decay doesn't hold a grudge."

"College basketball recruiters are after him."

"My mom says I can start a rock band if I call it 'I Love My Mommy.' You in?"

My coach wants me to go to soccer camp. Focusing on one sport isn't good for you. But mom! I'll develop crucial life skills. Let's see. "Landing endorsements, agents and college sports scholarships." The definition of "crucial".

'I have a feeling one day when he grows up he'll be an artist of some kind.'

"... And his piano teacher says that he definitely has Van Gough's ear for music."

"What do you want to be when you blow up?"

'We'll send you to acting class when you're older. For now, get up and get ready for school.'

"You want to be a comedian? You can't be serious!"

'I wish his guidance counselor spent more time on college plans and less time suggesting names for his band.'

Danae's Celebrity Career: 'Don't you know who I am?...I've decided to pursue a career as a celebrity, so I'm developing the basic language skills used in the industry.'

Parents start infant on the way to fame.

' I said, you WIN, I'll pay your dorm rent!!!'

"If there is no more American Idol what am I going to do to become famous?"

"That' a wonderful picture, sweetheart. You know, maybe we should keep all of this garbage, in case you become a famous artist."

X Factor contestant dressed as a 'Y'.

"So, Mrs. Fessler, I understand you're a stand-up comic."

'When I grow up, if I don't become a pro basketball player, about about 'spin doctor'?'

Guitar.

Shouting

"One day, I'll have teeth like pearls...skin like silk...and a mind like a steel trap!"

"A five, six, seven, eight, Mooooom!"

'When I was a youngster I was going to be a Rock GOD, but the allure of working with multi-denominational tax efficient offshore bonds proved too strong.'

"I like you kid, but you're really just a work in progress!"

"Papi, I don't think I play the guitar very well."

I'm not worried about the economy. Me either! It's not like I'm going into banking, car manufacturing, or real estate. Totally! We'll still make the big bucks. May I ask doing what? Movie actress. Rock star. When you move to L.A., I'm not converting your bedroom.

"You should learn how to play the guitar. It'll give you something to fall back on."

Your brother's threatening to be a fat cat banker. Barf! I will do something socially useful with my life! That's my girl! When I'm a famous actress, I'll talk forcefully to "Entertainment Tonight" about my vegetarian diet! Maybe we should have had more children. Or non.

'We got Ethan this accordion to make some extra money. People pay him not to play it.'

"I'm just doing this until my album breaks!"

Robert DeNiro's first part.

School children looking at different careers from magazine covers, each involving celebrity status.