“Kids can handle a lot more than you think they can. It's when they get to be grown up that you have to start worrying.”

“Do all kids have to worry about their parents’ mental health? The way society is set up, parents are supposed to be the grown-up ones and look after the kids, but a lot of times it’s the other way around.”

“When you get a lot of success in your career, you start believing that you can never go wrong. But I had a massive fall.”

“I want to help the up-and-coming kids. A lot of times, kids don't have much to do in the summer time. When I was a kid I didn't do nothing. I want to get body building out there and it will start with the younger generation.”

“When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they're getting worried that they won't like the truth.”

“You’re dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway.”

“Dicko: Can I say that you look absolutely fabulous tonight? I thought that was going to be a great song for you, but I can still hear you thinking. You're worth a lot more than you realise, you have to learn to feel more. I think that your greatest barrier is yourself…”

“Kids are people, too, and once they start getting older, they make their own decisions. There's only so much you can do.”

“If you can't think of what to write, tough luck; write anyway. If you can think of lots more when you've finished the three pages, don't write it; it'll be that much easier to get going next day.”

“I always think I should get on it if I want to have kids. Because once you hit thirty it can be difficult to conceive — it can be dangerous. The best time to conceive is when you're a black teenager.”