You can't make a star - they just have it.

I think shows like 'Dancing on Ice,' 'X Factor' and 'Britain's Got Talent' make great telly, but I'd never want to be contestant. I'm far too insecure and competitive. Also, working in theatre, you're being judged all the time - and I'd rather not be told I'm awful in front of millions of people!

There are certain fans who come to everything I do.

Anyone who's suffered from panic attacks knows how frightening they are.

I have far ascended beyond every ambition my 16-year-old self ever had.

Music is music and there are only two types: good and bad.

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

It is as polar opposite as it comes for the man who was Edna Turnblad in 'Hairspray' to come back as Sweeney Todd.

Having grown up in musical theatre, I know what works and what doesn't.

The bravery and pioneering of early Hollywood was absolutely incredible.

That's what distinguishes the pros from people involved in amateur theatre. You just go out and do it again and again.

Les Mis' was an amazing experience, to be in the original cast of 'Les Miserables,' and 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' God bless it that was fantastic, at the London Palladium the biggest theatre in London the most successful show that has ever been at the London Palladium, that was fantastic.

There's something about the security and warmth of knowing that one person who, whatever happens, will always be on your side.

I've heard everyone do 'Bring Him Home' from 'Les Miserables.' When Colm Wilkinson did it, I truly never thought I would hear anyone as good, never mind better.

How many millions of times have I sung 'Love Changes Everything?' But when I see how it matters to people, it gives me the impetus to rediscover it and remember how lucky I am to have a song like that.

You will never, ever catch me at the gym.

I had no idea what I was going to do with my life. But then a lady at the youth theatre asked me if I'd ever thought of going to drama school.

The only thing I won't eat is swede - I can't bear it.

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

Leona Lewis made some really nice albums.

Theatres, stages are dangerous places.

Musicals aren't two-dimensional froth.

I never thought of myself as a particularly controversial figure.

The biggest myth I'd like to bust isn't about me - it's about musicals. So many people dismiss the entire art form through highbrow snobbery, but I think a lot of those people would be suprised if they actually saw some.

I'm really superstitious.

As a person, Stephen Sondheim is a very funny, very dry and very shy man. I've never witnessed any diva-ish moments, he just always seems so thrilled people are doing his work.

Football is not always harmonious.

I was able to turn my hobby into my profession, and I am thankful for that. But I have other interests beside football, and I can devote my time to them now.

The Premier League is a different kind of league, in terms of physical play.

People have weaknesses, we should accept it.

Things aren't always full of sunshine, there has to be friction at times as well.

At Bayern you need other characteristics to assert yourself. Just being good is not enough there.

I want to prove myself at Chelsea and be successful in the Premiership and the Champions League.

It is something very special when you can win a league title, because it is the one that you play all year for.

Mario Gotze is a great player, but one of my favourites is Marco Reus, who is a fantastic player, and one of the very best.

I am always open to new ideas, but you can't always be right.

When I see Mario Gotze, his development does not go in the right direction. He has outstanding qualities, but he has not reached his potential for whatever reason. His charisma is not so good, fellow players, coaches, fans and the media do not feel that he is fighting against his current situation. He's more an introvert player.

If you want to work as a coach for longer term you need consistency, trust in the club and also the environment around the club.

It is really difficult, after Jose Mourinho, to work at Chelsea. It could cause a problem for any manager because Mourinho had such a relationship with the players and the fans.

For 17 years, I played at the highest level.

I was on the lucky side of life.

I would have loved to have had a farewell match, and would have wanted the DFB to make that offer. But certain people did not plan that for me. I have to accept that.

Sometimes a new coach can find it not easy.

When you a buy a player like Ozil, you know his strengths and Arsene Wenger knows, I think, where he is at his best.

When I moved to Chelsea, it was a big, big challenge and experience for me at the time to play with so many good players.

A player can't request on what position he wants to play, and it is the same with the captaincy. One should respect this, there are hierarchies.

I have said in the past that I would be happy to see out my career at Chelsea. I moved here to play in the best league in the world with one of the strongest teams.

We know the history of players at Real Madrid and things are not easy at that club.

As it is, in football if you are on top and winning games everyone wants to play well against you, put in more effort and beat you.

We should integrate the quality of ex-players at the highest level more in football, especially in the youth sector. That is absolutely crucial for me.