Quotes from Ronan Keating

I've always had to work to feel reassured, to feel secure, and that's not nice because you don't know where you stand.

I want time for my career, my kids, and my partner.

All my children are blessings. I love them to bits. They're my world.

Kids are different. Boys and girls at 14, 15, 16 - some are more developed in the mind; some aren't... It comes down to the individual.

You're just one of the guys who fills a suit, and that's what's drilled into you by the record company and the management - 'You're lucky to have it. Now shut your mouth.' I get where that comes from, but it takes time to shake it off.

I thought I'd go away and make one album, but it was extended. The album did so well, and they wanted another album. I was on a high. You make hay while the sun shines, and I was doing it, and you think about yourself; that's what you do.

I don't know how to use a washing machine.

As a kid, I was called Tintin because of my hair colour and style.

I put up a front to make people think I had all of this confidence in myself, which I didn't.

I'm not incredibly wealthy. When you go through a divorce, that diminishes rapidly because you're supporting more than one household.

Even at our height, we were never very polished.

I wasn't going to let anything control me.

I don't need to do or say things to place me in a position where I look a bit cooler.

I wanted to travel. I wanted hit records. I wanted success. I wanted respect, but not credibility - that's one thing Boyzone never looked for.

I'm a pop artist, and that's what I'll always be. I don't want to be a 'credible artist.'

I've never been particularly happy with what I see in the mirror - I don't think anybody ever is. And I'd like to be taller, too: I'm 5 ft. 9in.

You can stay in situations just for the sake of it. That can be a very dangerous thing and tough on your soul and heart.

I'm not nervous coming back to my old audience. I'm looking forward to it. That's really what I do; that's my day job.

People deserve to be happy.

I have a Superman tattoo on my right arm.

I've gone through some dark times, and at those times, my tattoos have helped and guided me through.

Real-life experiences will probably end up in my music.

You need to be experimental. You try things, and it is OK if they don't always work necessarily.

I'm a good dad. I'm proud of that.