Michael Hutchence

I turn over a lot of money for a lot of people and I'm the smallest fish in it.

Actually, I find it embarrassing being a pop star. I prefer it when people just treat me like anybody else, although occasionally there is a side of me, which is indulgent and I expect certain things because of my position. It's one of the perks.

Every actor I know wants to be a pop star.

I don't think success arrives and you're suddenly happy. It's not like that. If people think that they'll be very disappointed.

I get pretty terrified, to be honest, when I'm on tour. You really have to muster a lot of ego to go our there, which I find rather draining.

I hate it when people lose it, there's nothing left because they're not interesting, they're boring, I hate it, and especially smack, people on smack are the most boring in the world.

I think there is a certain sensibility to someone you are attracted to and when it rubs off that's good.

I've never tried to emulate anyone. I've never idolized people, I prefer instead to get off on attitudes.

The English press, are so nosy, and the English seem to love that eavesdropping.

We always thought it strange that nobody was up on that stage playing soul stuff. Maybe people were playing it in their garages, like us, but they always reverted to pure rock when they got on stage.

I know all's fair in love and war but when you go off and try to be by yourself and it ends up on the front page of the press it's frightening, knowing your life is under such scrutiny.

But then, you know, I'm very happy, I've got to this stage in my life and I'm not dead. I haven't got married and divorced and done all that palimony business, you know all that mess.