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I used to bottle things up.
Theatres, stages are dangerous places.
Musicals aren't two-dimensional froth.
I had Steven Spielberg on my radio show.
You will never, ever catch me at the gym.
Leona Lewis made some really nice albums.
You can't get down and dirty at the opera.
I'd always had this hankering to try some opera.
You can't ever make assumptions about a family tree.
Wilbur Smith's novels make terrific holiday reading.
The only thing I won't eat is swede - I can't bear it.
Music is music and there are only two types: good and bad.
No-one has ever sung quite so beautifully as Karen Carpenter.
I like to walk around John Lewis or Selfridges window-shopping.
I send a text every day to my partner Cath, saying 'I love you.'
I never thought of myself as a particularly controversial figure.
I adore Dartmoor, where I grew up, and the Cotswolds are amazing.
I'd love to explore South America, but the security issues worry me.
Having grown up in musical theatre, I know what works and what doesn't.
The bravery and pioneering of early Hollywood was absolutely incredible.
Anyone who's suffered from panic attacks knows how frightening they are.
I love my fans and they follow me everywhere - I recognise a lot of faces.
To dream of the person you would like to be is to waste the person you are.
I sometimes feel I want to release an album without people knowing it is me.
You have to be on your game with a live audience because anything can change.
I can't properly explain it, but I don't mind admitting I suffered a breakdown.
It's a mantra I've lived by for as long as I can remember. Nothing lasts for ever.
I spent my 40th birthday on the stage of the Palladium in 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.'
I have a family who are desperately not interested in sharing their life with the world.
For the millennium, we flew to Kuala Lumpur and then on to Pangkor Laut, a nearby island.
I saw 'Hairspray' in New York and had one of the best nights I've ever had in the theatre.
I don't think you last very well in this business if you're trendy because trends come and go.
People will assume what a record is going to be like and they are loath to even give it a listen.
You must never ask or expect anyone to do anything that you would not be prepared to do yourself.
You can generate a phenomenal relationship with an audience. It's very gratifying, a real privilege.
I don't have hobbies. Other than watching telly and walking my dogs, what I do is work. That's who I am.
I love doing characters that surprise people and showing what I am, which is an actor, first and foremost.
I'm not a big fan of Christmas, and I think there are a lot of people who feel a bit melancholy at the holiday.
I've recorded a few Bacharach songs over the years and performed some in concert and always felt they suited me.
I made a conscious decision to stop watching 'Big Brother.' I was an avid fan, but I felt it was time to move on.
It is as polar opposite as it comes for the man who was Edna Turnblad in 'Hairspray' to come back as Sweeney Todd.
Legally we have integration, social acceptance and diversity... but that doesn't mean... everybody is down with it.
That's what distinguishes the pros from people involved in amateur theatre. You just go out and do it again and again.
I'd rather take the mick out of myself before anyone else does. I know they'll do it, so I'd rather get in there first!
Country songs are theatrical songs, they tell stories, and wear the hearts on their sleeves and they have great melodies.
I will always tour, it's hard work it really is hard work, but the feedback and the buzz you get back from it is worth it.
I'm a fairly traditional British cook, as my partner Cathy doesn't enjoy spicy food, although I like to experiment myself.
I absolutely love 'Big Brother' and 'Celebrity Big Brother' and have never missed a series - but I would never appear on them.
There's something about the security and warmth of knowing that one person who, whatever happens, will always be on your side.
I tap my fingers and cheekbones before going on stage to calm down. But nerves are necessary; if you ever lose them, it's a bad sign.