Luke Evans

It's just hard to get an independent film made.

I had a very lovely childhood, and, being an only child, I'm very close to my mom and my dad.

From the big mountains in the north to the valleys in the south, all through my childhood and teenage years, my family would always holiday in Wales.

I come from the countryside. I come from a bunch of horticulture family members. My best friend was a farmer's boy.

I always wanted to sing, as a child.

I think the best directors provide you with a safe environment where they can instill you with confidence and allow you to try things out and not feel like you're failing or that you're doing it wrong.

I had a role in 'Crossroads' when I was about 21, and then I went on to perform in 'Small Change' and then 'Piaf' in the Donmar Warehouse, London, and it was when I was there that some casting directors spotted me.

It is a very beautiful story, 'The Crow.' It is a very tragic story with huge emotional themes.

I've always said that theater was where I began, so everything I do now has a bit of my theater background in it. It was my training.

It's good for your body to have a break. Even when you're training, you have to have a cheat day every week. The body reacts better to training if you give it intervals of not training, or you relax the diet.

When I'm training hard, the diet is miserable.

I don't think you should spend that much time in the gym. Don't sit around between sets too long. If you want to burn some calories, keep the sets tight. Give yourself 30 seconds to a minute between each set. Supersetting is brilliant.