Life is hard for everyone. That's why there's such a nice reward at the end of it.

I can't control how people are going to react. I try not to worry about what I can't control.

I think there's a down-to-earthness with Midwesterners and with people from the Midlands - which is where my family is from - in Ireland.

I think my being such a nomad let me into acting. I was always having to create a new image whenever we moved.

I mean, I've been stupid in the past, and I've learned from that.

I had to bring myself back down to being a normal person again.

I'd wear clogs, short pants and ladies' bracelets. I created this aura for myself.

Celebrity, to me, is not a thing to seek.

There's certainly more work for me in TV these days.

I don't get any parts I don't get offered. There are lots of great things out there I would like to do that I don't get offered.

I'd sneak out of the house to meet girls at 3:30 a.m.

Like anyone who goes to college, you're leaving a familiar surrounding and a comfortable environment and your friends and everything, and you're starting fresh. It can be pretty daunting.

If you are with someone who is awesome and having a good time, you can sit at a bus station and still have fun.

Some people wear their smile like a disguise. Those people who smile a lot, watch their eyes. I know 'cause I'm like that a lot. You think everything's ok, and it is . . . 'till it's not.

God made me to be a winner and to acknowledge that all victories come from Him.

In this business, by the time you realize you're in trouble, it's too late to save yourself. Unless you're running scared all the time, you're gone.

There are things that I am very proud of and there are things that you are not so proud of. But I think that applies to any musician.

I've lost bags all over the world and had cases end up in London, Frankfurt, Los Angeles and Miami.

I am so grateful for all the love and support I've had from people around the world.

I will draw you back to me. You shall see. By a chain of stars.

Wars are to be won with swords and spears, not with rice and salt.