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If you're doing a music film, you've got to be singing about something.

If I did any movies I'd have to take a break from singing, because I'd want it to be really good.

In some ways, I've always approached singing as acting, and the voice is just like a way of carrying the song.

You can sometimes get your own feelings across more strongly if you pretend that you're singing it from someone else's angle. But it's always from me. It's just a new way of framing it.

When I do the music, I make the musicians listen to what's happening in the film. That way they treat the dialogue as if it was a singer.

Singing is all about certain inflection on certain lines. I used to listen to tapes of everybody from Michael Jackson and Prince to Earth, Wind and Fire. They would have different vocal inflections. If the line insinuated pain, they would cringe on some lines.

It's really hard for actors to cross over and get any respect as a singer, and if I could just keep it separate and not use my music in movies, it's cool.

It was one of the marvellous feelings of the film, having the music going in your head while doing scenes.

Acting and singing are integrally locked together.