22 Quotes by Rachel Tucker

'We Will Rock You' is one of my favorite shows. I first saw it when I was a student at the Royal Academy and loved it.

When my dad, Tommy Tucker Kelly, was about six, he started out with his dad on 'The Black and White Minstrel' Shows.

We lived in Manhattan, which was unbearable sometimes because it was so noisy. There were sirens blaring, construction sites going, people shouting and swearing at each other.

I started singing in pubs and clubs around Belfast when I was 10. My dad is a musician, and he took me 'round; I impersonated Tina Turner and Shirley Bassey, and the crowd couldn't believe what was coming out of this little girl.

All you would hear every night on the news was that somebody had been shot dead in a certain part of Belfast. We lived opposite a judge, and there were always soldiers crouched down in our garden. We'd sit and talk to them, and I even used to sing to them!

It's such a relief to see Catholic and Protestant ministers getting on - that's so rare. And in 'I'd Do Anything,' I've had so much support from folks back home, no matter what side they're on.

Sting is a father figure to us all.

I like surprising my audiences, and it's compulsory to have fun and be silly; I never take myself quite too seriously.

I pride myself on not being run of the mill. I don't want to be your umpteenth Fantine in 'Les Miz.'