I want to make smart choices.

- Samantha Barks

When I was a 7-year-old girl, in my bedroom, on my karaoke machine, I would sing 'On My Own' or do a one-woman version of 'Les Miserables.'

- Samantha Barks

That Ted Turner is a genius...He has taken what used to be a carnival side show and turned it into a gold mine. Yes - wrestling has become prime time…

- Samantha Barks

I just sing the songs that people don't expect you to sing, because I just love having fun at karaoke and I'm always a bit nervous to sing something …

- Samantha Barks

The red carpet is kind of a surreal experience. There's nothing normal about it, so for me the most important thing is to maintain some normality rig…

- Samantha Barks

I've looked after my money. As I started working around my third birthday, my first check went straight to the bank.

- Samantha Barks

I began with dance, doing ballet at 3, then tap, jazz, modern. Then I sang in church choirs, learned how to play clarinet and drums, sang with rock b…

- Samantha Barks

I would love to have a varied career, like Hugh Jackman. He started in musical theater, then established himself in film, but he still does a lot of …

- Samantha Barks

If I wasn't performing, I wasn't alive. That's the truth. My parents had absolutely no interest in the business, but they knew it made me happy, so t…

- Samantha Barks