Quotes from James Arthur

I'd like to think that maybe the average person is rational, and they realise that I'm not this crazy monster that, at times, I've been perceived to be.

I want to put out music I really believe in, and when I felt that was threatened, I lashed out at everybody.

I really want to work with Eminem. I know it will never happen, but I would love if he let me do a hook on one of his songs or he featured on one of my songs. It would be incredible. I've just always admired him since I was young.

What's fulfilling is being happy and being able to help other people. The simple things.

I had nothing and lived in the most insignificant place.

I grew up in a house full of women - I have four sisters. I'm more feminine than some gay men.

'X Factor' was the best experience of my life to be part of a show watched by so many people.

I have the words 'love' and 'life' on my knuckles, and I would half like those removed.

I am a massive film geek, and I love movies.

Anxiety is a really crippling condition, and I suffer with it myself, and I feel for anyone who suffers from it. The way that I deal with it is try as much as possible to stay in the moment to not think about the past and not think about what's coming up in the future: to try and just seize the moment as much as possible.

I really want to do acting, and I don't want to be typecast because of my tattoos.

"I'm so in love with you and hope you know, darling your love is worth it's weight in gold. We've come so far my dear, look how we've grown. I want to stay with you until we're grey and old."