Quotes from Shawn Mendes

I've always been really tall and lanky.

I was an average student. I wasn't any standout. I remember when people started to know who I was and the label offers, people started to get a little weird and be weird around me.

I feel pressure because I feel like I have a lot of parents in my life; I have a lot of people who are scared that I'm going to do something wrong.

I like dancers. I have a thing for girls who dance.

My mom says I'm not allowed to move out, but I'm allowed. I said I have to FaceTime her every night to make dinner with her because I won't be able to do it myself. So she said she'll accept it if I do that.

I don't want to just be a teenage star. I want to be known by parents, and I want them to go, 'Oh I love that song; he's really good for his age. My daughter loves him, but I love him, too.'

I don't read much, I don't have the time. But I'm not at all happy about that; I want to read more. It's a promise I made to myself. I think it's important.

I believe vitamin C can fix everything.

I love Milan, and I'm not just saying that. It's a city that gives me a great sense of euphoria. I can't explain why, but I feel a special energy there.

Growing up in a suburban home, the world seems so massive to you. It seems like cities are so big and so far away, and there's so much in them. So your imagination runs wild, instead of when you are born in the middle of Manhattan, you'd know, like, that this is the biggest city.

I love Australia; it was a really, really nice experience for me. It's such a beautiful place. The people are beautiful - like, really beautiful - and they are beautiful in terms of their personalities. It's a great place to be. It's like you are in a little bit of a dream world.

I'd be happy if anyone wore my fragrance. They don't have to be famous.

No matter where you play, a stadium or an arena, when you're present on stage, it's going to feel like a theater.

There have been artists who've sold out arenas one year, and the next they can't fill a theatre. There's always more to achieve.

During crazy times, I just hold back. People are so quick to jump on something or rip it apart.

Sometimes I get more excited for shows that I know are going to be quieter because it gets me more inspired to be more of a showman and be more of an entertainer and forces me to work harder.

First of all, I'm not gay. Second of all, it shouldn't make a difference if I was or if I wasn't.

I'm still a little certain I'm a wizard.

Just the fact that a thousand people in front of me were ready to hear me sing was one of the best feelings I can think of.

I think when you have raw emotion in a song, it makes it great.

I work out every day.

I want to graduate high school, so it's very important to me, and I'll be focusing hard on that as well.

Absolutely, I never stop working on new music.

It was incredible being on tour with Taylor Swift: she was the epitome of a professional, and she works so hard. For someone as successful as her to work that hard every night - truly inspirational.