The Phantom, as well as being backed up by that music, it just so was a role that I identified with so powerfully. From the first second that I walked on to perform.

I had to prove myself to a lot of different people.

The chance to be both artistically appreciated and commercially appreciated... That's what you hope for.

Be the hero of your own life story.

The fact that you touched somebody's soul or made them laugh-that's a wonderful thing.

You know that every bead of sweat falling off your head, every weight you've pumped - the history of that is all in your eyes.

The thing about courage is it’s something that we have to learn and relearn our whole lives. It’s not just in you, it’s in every choice we make every day.

I love a girl with a good sense of humour, who is confident but who has a sweetness to her - that melts my heart.

I sang in a rock band when I was training as a lawyer. You know, not professional, we just did it for fun. We just did gigs all over Edinburgh and some in Glasgow and some at festivals.

I appreciate and love women for many reasons, tall and small, plump and skinny, and crazy and demure. I see beauty in all of them.

Lessons not learned in blood are soon forgotten.

Sometimes the heart demands.

Not the kind of person, who believes that it is best to believe, that what happened, happened as it should happen when things don't come as expected.

One doesn't need to be taught fear when one is the hunted.

Shouldn't there be more distaste in our mouths for the abusers than for those who continue to love the abusers?

You need a certain amount of nerve to be a writer.

The art of healing is like an unroofed temple, uncovered at the top and cracked at the foundation.

I know that my race must change.

The "passion for incredulity" can produce as much self-deception as the uncritical will to believe.

Max Rose: Vo? What kind of name is that? Spader: What kind of name is Rose? Isn't that some kind of flower?

It's hard for me not to be extraordinarily cute. I had to fight it.