I'd read things, like people criticizing me. But no one likes to read stuff about that, and probably the main thing that was getting to me was me mum's illness.
Mum decided that I could sing a bit, so she put me in a choir, which I hated, and it was just a nightmare. I was a rebellious sort of choirboy.
Being a mum is something that's never bothered me too much. I have never felt a strong need to have children, but I am not averse to it either.
Growing up I wanted to be a mixture of Audrey Hepburn and Lucille Ball. Apparently I told my mum when I was eight that I wanted to be an actor.
This is 1987. A girl can be whatever she wants to be." "I know," said Ray. "My mums a plumber.
I think I'm far too hopeful and trusting. That's something I got from my mum.
My mum always felt that women deserved as much as men, and should have as much power, so I suppose I opted to go into a very male-dominated arena to try and prove that.
Kylie and I were both taking piano lessons at the time and didn't think of acting. A friend rang mum up and said, 'How about bringing Kylie and Danielle in because they might be right for the part?'
The first time I sang in church, when I was ten, the applause was so overwhelming that I started to weep. My mum had to rescue me from the stage.
Mum: [Sucking Lionel into her gaping womb] No-one will ever love you like your mother!
Tim: By the way, it says 'balls' on your face. Andrew Largeman: [to Mark] Asshole! Mark: What? My mum did it.
Nicholas Angel: And are they as big as he is? Danny Butterman: Who? Nicholas Angel: The mum and the sister? Danny Butterman: Same person.
David: [Points a gun at Shaun's mother Barbara] Shaun: Don't point that gun at my mum! Ed: Don't point that gun at Barbara!
When you're a child, you take things for granted. For instance, my mum didn't have a lot of money, but I went to piano, ballet and gymnastics lessons, and tae kwon do.
A lot of the time, the way it's portrayed is that I only see women in a sexual way. But I grew up with just my mum and sister, so I respect women a lot.
A tip for looking 'picture perfect' is probably a smile. I think everyone looks better when they are happy; you give off a glow - or at least that is what my mum would say!
In a broken marriage, it can be challenging and tough to get that work/life balance. I love performing but I also love being a mum, and I hate having to choose between them.
My mum especially listens to music in a way that is incredibly feelings-based. There's virtually no snobbery about what sounds are in it, she just wants to hear a song and that is quite refreshing.
Mum: I am fucking furious. I am so uninterested in a life without your father.
One of my favourite items is a very old jacket - it was my mum's uniform from when she was working 15 or 20 years ago.
It was a fairly happy childhood. My father was working away, and my mum brought up five kids all on her own.
