Quotes from Samantha Barks

I'm pretty fit, and I do home workouts or yoga.

I think within what my job is, you always have to find a balance, because this job is also a life choice. You're traveling about; your hours are all over the place. If you're in a show, you're out every night.

I want to make smart choices.

I absolutely love my fans, and I get to chat to them a lot on Twitter, and that's why I think Twitter is really great. They call themselves 'The Sprouts' and they are really, really wonderful, so passionate, and they make me smile.

I love singing some Johnny Cash, which is interesting because it's in a guy's key; I love singing Elvis Presley.

I love to sing random stuff. That's exciting for me.

It's important to make your social life and your friends and family - make that a priority.

I can't comprehend that I'm in the film of 'Les Miserables.' It's one of those dreams I thought would be unattainable for someone like me, who came from nowhere.

I've found that musical theater is my passion.

You don't realize how much you miss it until you get back onstage and feel that buzz.

I've always been a positive, optimistic person who loves life, and I've got a lot to be positive about.

I love peas and can happily tuck into a big bowl, but my favourite vegetables are Brussels sprouts. I talk about them so much that my fans call themselves Sam's Sprouts.

I'm a vegetarian and have been since I was about four because I struggled to separate the idea of the animal from the food.

When I was a 7-year-old girl, in my bedroom, on my karaoke machine, I would sing 'On My Own' or do a one-woman version of 'Les Miserables.'

I would love to have a varied career, like Hugh Jackman. He started in musical theater, then established himself in film, but he still does a lot of stage work. And he does it all beautifully.

Life is all about balance. My work is very important to me, but so are my relationships. I make time for that aspect of my life, and it makes me happy having balance in my life.

We all have an escape. Mine was theater.