“Listen, if my career was to end tomorrow, I would have no complaints whatsoever.”

Obviously, I haven’t really progressed that much at my craft.

Optimism is my best defense.

I did things with the microphone stand that no-one else has attempted to do.

You shouldn’t be in the music business if you’re posing.

I am always crazy for hot women. I am like a rabbit. I could do it anytime, anywhere.

I must really confess right here, the attraction was purely physical.

I’ve been out with some extremely beautiful women who have had no sex appeal whatsoever. It really is a lot more than skin deep.

Surely if God had meant us to do yoga, he would have put our heads behind our knees.

May you grow to be proud, dignified, and true, and do unto others as you’d have done to you.

It was early detection that saved my voice – and I imagine, my life.

I don’t think people expect Bruce Springsteen to come out in a pink satin jacket, but Rod Stewart, they do. And I like doing it; I don’t wear it just because I think I have to. I’m a very flamboyant person.

I started singing in the bathroom, Nothing was coming out. It was ghastly.

A show is like having a climax. It’s like having an incredible, natural climax. And then suddenly it’s all finished, and you don’t know what to do next.

Whatever road you choose, I’m right behind you win or lose.

Every picture tells a story, don’t it?

I’m only lookin’ for a fantasy, an interlude from reality.

If anyone can figure out how to balance my celebrity and my dual careers in music and film, it’s me. I don’t feel frightened; I feel challenged.

I was writing since I can remember – I just didn’t know it was poetry yet, or that writing could be a career.

First I wanted to be a veterinarian. And then I realized you had to give them shots to put them to sleep, so I decided I’d just buy a bunch of animals and have them in my house instead.

Lil Wayne would probably be a big musical inspiration for me, because growing up I was just the biggest Wayne fan and being able to be signed to him and watch his whole journey to the peak of his career is great.

It was lovely to receive the affection from some of the supporters of our biggest rival, It doesn’t happen to you very often in your career.

I come from a family of doctors and engineers, and everyone expected me to take up a similar career. That was the most natural thing to do!

I never look back and think too much about my films. I’ve done some work I’ve been proud of over the years but which of them is my favourite I really don’t know. I could say the last one. I’ve had little jumps in my career like Unforgiven possibly.

An actor has to remember the primary reason why he chose the profession that he did. If every role that I do doesn’t challenge me, then what is the point of being an actor?