I’m still secretly a bit of a punk. Love The Clash and a bit of the Pistols. I guess as I’ve got older I’ve chilled out a bit. But, my teenage angst is still stirring somewhere!

I walked past Noel Gallagher on the street once and everyone was like, "Go speak to him! He's one of your heroes!" I thought I'd leave him. I don't know what I'd say to him.

When you write a song, there's no point keeping it to yourself.

I think drama school really teaches you how to annunciate; you're conscious that people might not understand you if you speak too fast and too Welsh.

The music is mine. Theres nothing to hide behind. Thats where you see the real person.

It's a weird thing with accents. When I go home it gets a lot stronger, when I've had a few beers it gets a lot stronger.

When you're doing the same scene over and over, all day long, you need to keep your levels up for your own performance and for the other actors.

I was a huge Radiohead fan growing up.

I just want my music to be put out there, not shoved in peoples faces. I want to keep it relaxed.

I have no ambitions to be a pop star.

There was so much great music around in the 60s, stuff like The Small Faces, but I also love The Jam.

The only reason you say that race was not an issue is because you wish it was not. We all wish it was not. But it’s a lie. I came from a country where race was not an issue

There are apparently two hypotheses about jealousy: that it is a product of civilization and that it is a basic instinct of animals.

He who is unconscious of the ties which connect him with every individual of his species feels no obligation to make sacrifices for their welfare or happiness.

Many a spoken word is more piercing than an attack.

I've always done everything at my disposal to avoid labeling what I do, or to avoid being labeled myself

When a player gets to 30, so does his body

Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth.

The first time I fired up a car, felt the engine shudder and the wheel come to life in my hands, I was hooked. It was a feeling I can't describe. I still get it every time I get into a race car.

Never forget your dialogue with God, it is your strength.

It ain't like football. You can't make up no trick plays.