I've had years of teasing about my red hair, but I definitely think it toughened me up. If you're ginger, you end up pretty quick-witted.

I think I've been around for a while. But I still have to pay my dues.

I want to make the songs good. I think this is my main focus.

And you should never cut your hair 'cos I love the way you flick it off your shoulders

I met Bill Clinton; he's a very nice guy. Yeah, Bill Clinton's cool.

Everyone still thinks I'm Scottish - that's totally wicked.

With music, you could stick someone with a musical instrument or even not a musical instrument, get them to showcase their talent, and within 30 seconds you could tell whether they were good or not, but with acting you have to give them the right part.