Quotes by James Arthur

I'm not a shiny pop star.

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.

Everyone wrote me off, including me.

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

Yes I got into things with girls who only liked me because of who I was. But I learnt my lesson quickly.

Not only was I an 'X Factor' winner that got dropped by Syco - and when that happens, you're never heard of again - but everyone thought I was a clown.

I want to help people to get to know my story and really tell them in detail what I've been through.

I went from absolutely nothing to a lot of people judging me overnight, and it was really tough for me.

Inside, I'm optimistic.

There had to be a point where I had to stop feeling sorry for myself.