When the mood takes me, I like to be a man of action. I like to windsurf and ski, and most of all I love to ride horses. The wilder and faster the better!

I speak to God every day.

I loved playing football. In this particular match the ball happened to hit my right eye, the only one which I could see light and colour with.

Listen to what others tell you about your voice. If you're only singing to please yourself, you might as well just sing under the shower. But if you're singing for others, you are reliant on them to ask you to sing.

I live for my children, so my number one rule is I won't go away from home for more than two weeks.

Destiny has a lot to do with it, but so do you. You have to persevere, you have to insist.

The activity of a singer that sings opera is similar to that of an athlete.