“I project a definite parada, a touch of class, a swagger. I'm a ladies' man, a man's man, a hell of a guy.”— Gene Barry
“I have always felt it was a handicap for oppressed peoples to depend so largely upon a leader, because unfortunately in our culture, the charismatic leader usually becomes a leader because he has found a spot in the public limelight.”— Ella Baker
“You can't create a pop star. They have to have that certain something, that X factor.”— Pete Waterman
“'It' is that quality possessed by some which draws all others with its magnetic force. With 'It' you win all men if you are a woman and all women if you are a man.”— Elinor Glyn
“Some people are just born with that certain something. The 'it' factor. And I've got it, baby.”— Paris Hilton
“Star quality is a sacred gift that you have or you don't. It's not something you can learn. It's a chemistry.”— Linda Evangelista
“If you have 'It', you don't need to have anything else; if you don't have 'It', it doesn't matter what else you have.”— Elinor Glyn