Chris Martin

Looking after your ears is unfortunately something you don’t think about until there’s a problem.

Anything that we think is incredible and beautiful and wonderful, we ascribe to something that we don’t know what it is.

I personally really like getting a proper album with artwork and everything.

Anything where we’re the butt of the joke, no one tells us about it.

I get more people approaching me about how good I was in ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ than being in Coldplay.

I do worry – a lot.

I believe in large families. Every woman should have at least three husbands.

I am extremely square and obedient in nature!

I love funky styles. Not preppy or rock, just funky! Vanessa: (on her mom) She gave up so much for me. She moved many times so I could follow my career. Vanessa: I’ve always had problems with guys!

I resent performing for frisking idiots who don’t know anything.

Congratulations, Congress! 77% disapproval rating! You may be about to become the English language’s most offensive C-word.

You have to let people see what you wrote. It will never be perfect, but perfect is overrated. Perfect is boring.

I just LOVE lip gloss! It doesn’t matter if it’s $2 or $30.

The celebrity thing… I don’t want to sound as if I absolutely don’t want it because that’s not true. If you’re in the entertainment business, you have to be honest. There’s something alluring about it…

A kiss with anyone, on or off camera, can be intimidating. Ive been kissing for nearly two decades now, and I’m always convinced I’m not doing it right.

On the TV show that I just did, I worked with a female director called Ryan Case who is amazing. [But] it suddenly occurred to me on my second day of filming with her that I’ve been doing this since I was nine — so that’s like 19 years now — and she’s the first female director I’ve worked with on screen. And that is crazy. When I actually step back, that is an insane thing.

For our first date, I made Ryan Hamburger Helper, which is basically what I grew up on. I make my own version of it now, with macaroni and cheese and hamburger meat. And the kids – it’s their favorite dinner.

Everybody was recording Laura Nyro’s songs and all of a sudden she was a very successful song-writer. And beginning to become hot. She had three songs in the top ten at one time…

I’ve been a life-time member of the Black Country community and I’m supporting the Wolverhampton Youth Zone. I think it’s a very welcome and crucial addition to the life of kids in our area.

I like you baby, just not more than my work right now

There are so many different definitions of ‘pretty.’ it’s so much broader than before. The old pretty is boring- nobody cares anymore.