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

Lessons not learned in blood are soon forgotten.

The truth is never pretty.

I mean, I made The Phantom, although The Phantom was, believe it or not, an independent film. It was just a very large, expensive independent film.

To me, all those jobs I did [roles] have been amazing experiences for one reason or another. I got paid and I learned something. I think that's what helped me carry on because I've never really given out that energy of, "oh, I've lost my chance" or missed it in some way.

I was born in Glasgow. But my family is pretty much from a little town called Paisley, famous for its cotton mills and paisley pattern.

I went from somebody who didn't sing to somebody who didn't speak.