Michael Ball

I can't properly explain it, but I don't mind admitting I suffered a breakdown.

— Michael Ball

You often take the mick out of the people you like best.

— Michael Ball

I'd love to explore South America, but the security issues worry me.

— Michael Ball

I've never been fashionable, so I'll never be out of fashion.

— Michael Ball

Try to leave people feeling better for having met you.

— Michael Ball

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

— Michael Ball

I send a text every day to my partner Cath, saying 'I love you.'

— Michael Ball

You will never, ever catch me at the gym.

— Michael Ball

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

— Michael Ball

I'm not a big fan of Christmas, and I think there are a lot of people who feel a bit melancholy at…

— Michael Ball

I spent my 40th birthday on the stage of the Palladium in 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.'

— Michael Ball

Songs from the theatre can be taken and put on record in a commercial and contemporary way, be reinvented and become standout…

— Michael Ball

People will assume what a record is going to be like and they are loath to even give it a listen.

— Michael Ball

I've recorded a few Bacharach songs over the years and performed some in concert and always felt they suited me.

— Michael Ball

I will always tour, it's hard work it really is hard work, but the feedback and the buzz you get back from…

— Michael Ball

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

— Michael Ball

I love the idea of being on stage and people thinking they know who Michael Ball is, they've got an image and…

— Michael Ball

I think shows like 'Dancing on Ice,' 'X Factor' and 'Britain's Got Talent' make great telly, but I'd never want to be…

— Michael Ball

I was very close to my grandmother, Agnes Parry. She was a typical matriarchal leader of the family and the community. People…

— Michael Ball

How many millions of times have I sung 'Love Changes Everything?' But when I see how it matters to people, it gives…

— Michael Ball

As a performer, once you've understood the genre of musical theatre, you can tire very quickly of the two-dimensional stuff. With Sondheim,…

— Michael Ball

We've all sort of been there: It's coming on Christmas, all that preparation is going on, and you just want to escape.…

— Michael Ball

In 2005, I played Count Fosco in 'The Woman In White' on Broadway. It was a disaster. I was physically run down…

— Michael Ball

Musicals allow a depth of emotion that you don't get in another form of acting, the chord changes, the lyrics really affect…

— Michael Ball

Wilbur Smith's novels make terrific holiday reading.

— Michael Ball

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

— Michael Ball

There are certain fans who come to everything I do.

— Michael Ball

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

— Michael Ball

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

— Michael Ball

I love doing characters that surprise people and showing what I am, which is an actor, first and foremost.

— Michael Ball

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

— Michael Ball

I don't have hobbies. Other than watching telly and walking my dogs, what I do is work. That's who I am.

— Michael Ball

Well, I try not to let people down in the work that I do or in how I conduct myself.

— Michael Ball

I've got soft features, curly hair with blonde bits and dimples. People think of me as a singer, an entertainer, someone who's…

— Michael Ball

I tap my fingers and cheekbones before going on stage to calm down. But nerves are necessary; if you ever lose them,…

— Michael Ball

I'm a fairly traditional British cook, as my partner Cathy doesn't enjoy spicy food, although I like to experiment myself.

— Michael Ball

I absolutely love 'Big Brother' and 'Celebrity Big Brother' and have never missed a series - but I would never appear on…

— Michael Ball

Legally we have integration, social acceptance and diversity... but that doesn't mean... everybody is down with it.

— Michael Ball

I don't think you last very well in this business if you're trendy because trends come and go.

— Michael Ball

I made a conscious decision to stop watching 'Big Brother.' I was an avid fan, but I felt it was time to…

— Michael Ball