I've never felt comfortable in the spotlight. I never felt pretty enough or wanted people to look at me. — Martin Kemp Copy Share Image
The best thing my mum and dad ever did for me was keeping me at home and giving me time to find… — Martin Kemp Copy Share Image
When I grew up in television you couldn't go on a game show without being suited and booted. — Martin Kemp Being Copy Share Image
I've worked with lots of actors who sit at home for years waiting to get a job, then as soon as they… — Martin Kemp Actor Copy Share Image
When I was younger I really challenged the boundaries of fashion, I guess I always have. — Martin Kemp Copy Share Image
Our first record with Spandau Ballet went to number five - I guess we were offering something different and it appealed. — Martin Kemp Ballet Copy Share Image
I can't dance. There's some things I have to admit I can't do, and dancing is one of them. — Martin Kemp Copy Share Image
My mum Eileen, a former machinist, made some of my costumes for 'Top Of The Pops.' — Martin Kemp Costumes Copy Share Image
I think improvisation is a skill, that if you learn it at a really young age then you can use it for… — Martin Kemp Acting Copy Share Image
I was a shy kid so my parents sent me to Anna Scher's theatre school. That's how I got my first proper… — Martin Kemp Actor Copy Share Image
The violence in 'EastEnders' is a lot more dangerous than the violence in 'Family.' It becomes dangerous when it is softened, like… — Martin Kemp Copy Share Image
Every TV show you want to do, they want to look in your house. It's God's honest truth, they want to send… — Martin Kemp God Copy Share Image
I'd grown up with no money and, when money had come into my life, I hadn't cared about chasing it. Earning it… — Martin Kemp Chance Copy Share Image
I was always proud of the fact that Spandau and Duran Duran were like Oasis and Blur or the Beatles and The… — Martin Kemp Bands Copy Share Image
I think it was my mum and dad who taught me how to love and how to think a relationship works, and… — Martin Kemp Dad Copy Share Image
Whether it was 'The Krays' or 'EastEnders' or the songs in Spandau Ballet, if you do a good job or make something… — Martin Kemp Ballet Copy Share Image
Fame is great when everything in your life is going well. But when it goes wrong, when you're having to jump on… — Martin Kemp Fame Copy Share Image
If you've seen 'Hustle' before, 'Hustle' is kind of like one degree over reality. It's always heightened, which makes it fun to… — Martin Kemp Fun Copy Share Image
Spandau wasn't just about the music; it was about the fashion that went with it too. We were part of the New… — Martin Kemp America Copy Share Image
There's nothing worse than swollen feet after a long flight so I always wear comfortable shoes, usually trainers. — Martin Kemp Copy Share Image
My parents taught us respect for other people, and for other people's things. — Martin Kemp Father Copy Share Image
When Take That came around my band had just come to an end and I was settling into acting life. — Martin Kemp Acting Copy Share Image
I'm not really romantic. I'm just not the guy who brings home flowers and chocolates, but I do choose my moments. — Martin Kemp Flowers Copy Share Image
I'm not a big fan of Russian airlines where you can tell the plane is about 50 years old. — Martin Kemp Copy Share Image
Father's Day used to be the only day you'd say I love you to your dad. — Martin Kemp Dad Copy Share Image
Success for me has been turning a hobby into a job and when my kids left school, I did the same for… — Martin Kemp Hobby Copy Share Image
Everything in life prepares you to do something else, no matter what you do. — Martin Kemp Copy Share Image
I present, I direct, I act - I do all these things and I live inside this wonderful bubble called entertainment. — Martin Kemp Entertainment Copy Share Image
Every time you do something good you have to stand back and breathe the moment in. — Martin Kemp Copy Share Image
As a child I was painfully embarrassed by everything, always blushing and unable to make eye contact. — Martin Kemp Copy Share Image
If something makes me cry, I cry out loud. If something makes me laugh, I laugh out loud, because that's what it's… — Martin Kemp Comedy Copy Share Image
Having brain tumours made me appreciate my family more. It made me appreciate everything more. — Martin Kemp Brain Copy Share Image
If you do something you love doing, it keeps you young and it keeps you healthy. That for me is what success… — Martin Kemp Health Copy Share Image
It definitely raises your game, working with your brother. You don't want to let each other down. — Martin Kemp Brother Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, a Saturday job was a rite of passage, every kid had one. — Martin Kemp Copy Share Image
I was 18 when I signed my first record contract and in those days fame was a lot of fun. — Martin Kemp Copy Share Image
I'm so used to being in a drama, or something like that, where you have everything planned out. — Martin Kemp Drama Copy Share Image
Like any working-class boy growing up in north London, I wanted to be a footballer. — Martin Kemp Football Copy Share Image
When you're in a band you can stay a teenager for years; my mood was determined by what number we were in… — Martin Kemp Copy Share Image
