Quotes from Michael Ball

I saw 'Hairspray' in New York and had one of the best nights I've ever had in the theatre.

When you're on stage and the stars are aligned and the audience is as one and you're guiding them, steering them... It's a feeling of incredible potency, of unity, of such, such joy. It's almost overwhelming to know that you're making that number of people feel better.

I have a family who are desperately not interested in sharing their life with the world.

I love the idea of being on stage and people thinking they know who Michael Ball is, they've got an image and then not knowing and going: who's that? I mean, that's the best compliment ever.

I had Steven Spielberg on my radio show.

I'd always had this hankering to try some opera.

You can't get down and dirty at the opera.

I adore Dartmoor, where I grew up, and the Cotswolds are amazing.

I'd rather take the mick out of myself before anyone else does. I know they'll do it, so I'd rather get in there first!

Leona Lewis made some really nice albums.

I like to walk around John Lewis or Selfridges window-shopping.

You have to be on your game with a live audience because anything can change.

It's a mantra I've lived by for as long as I can remember. Nothing lasts for ever.