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I know a lot of people who are struggling musicians; it's a hard life, and I've risked being that. The rewards are tremendous now that I've made it, I thank God every day. But I put it all on the line for it.

It's tough being an actor making music, because even I have a knee-jerk reaction to that.

I think musicians and actors have all these problems, because of the popularity and the opportunity.

Songwriting helps me sort out my personal problems. With acting, you're just a tool for someone's ideas.

I find performing very difficult. It's difficult to be a good actor. I get very nervous, even though it sounds disingenuous, because you could legitimately go, 'Well, why do it?'

It's really hard to make a living as a musician. It's almost impossible.

To survive in a profession like this, you have to have absolute discipline and commitment, and I did not quite have it for musical theater.

I always want to set myself a challenge by doing something no-one would expect me to do! But, having said that, I don't feel as a musician you can steer too far away from what you normally do.

Somebody might get criticized for doing some movie that totally sucks, then turn around and be incredible. Every actor goes through that, not just musicians who act.