"I'd convinced myself that there was no point in even trying, because I was just going to fail, like I had at school, at work, and at everything else I'd ever tried. 'You ain't no good as a singer,' I …"

"I don't regret anything I've done. I've learned from it."

"I love animals more than people sometimes, because animals don't judge you."

"To be a liar, you've got to have a great memory, and I don't have a memory."

"I'm not a very religious person, but I believe in something."