Michael Ball

I'm really superstitious.

— Michael Ball

Working is learning.

— Michael Ball

Theatres, stages are dangerous places.

— Michael Ball

Musicals aren't two-dimensional froth.

— Michael Ball

I used to bottle things up.

— Michael Ball

I do all the cooking at home and love it.

— Michael Ball

I play roles, but when I'm off stage, I always try to be myself.

— Michael Ball

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

— Michael Ball

Working every day isn't hard if you love what you're doing.

— Michael Ball

You can't ever make assumptions about a family tree.

— Michael Ball

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

— Michael Ball

I love my fans and they follow me everywhere - I recognise a lot of faces.

— Michael Ball

I never thought of myself as a particularly controversial figure.

— Michael Ball

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

— Michael Ball

You must never ask or expect anyone to do anything that you would not be prepared to do yourself.

— 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

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

— Michael Ball

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

— 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 just work so much and so hard that I love the idea of being around family, friends and my animals quietly…

— Michael Ball

You can generate a phenomenal relationship with an audience. It's very gratifying, a real privilege.

— 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 particularly like Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman. Both writers have wit and imagination and the breadth of stories they tell coupled…

— Michael Ball

This was a seminal moment in my life - my dad took me to see the original production of 'Jesus Christ Superstar'…

— Michael Ball

As a person, Stephen Sondheim is a very funny, very dry and very shy man. I've never witnessed any diva-ish moments, he…

— 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

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

— 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

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

When I was 19 and at drama school, a couple of friends and I decided to drive from Guildford through France, down…

— Michael Ball

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

— Michael Ball

All you have to offer as a performer is yourself.

— Michael Ball

The bravery and pioneering of early Hollywood was absolutely incredible.

— Michael Ball

Leona Lewis made some really nice albums.

— Michael Ball

I sometimes feel I want to release an album without people knowing it is me.

— Michael Ball

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

— Michael Ball

I had Steven Spielberg on my radio show.

— Michael Ball

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

— 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