Roger Daltrey

Part of the early Who career was all about knocking people’s confidences out.

Monterey, I remember, but I seem to remember the Fillmore West, that we played the week before Monterey. That was much more memorable for me. The first time in San Francisco. They were good gigs.

I think Pete did have a hard time as a kid with his appearance. But don’t all kids have a hard time? God, I had a hard time, too. I was little with bow legs and rickets. I used to get picked on like everybody used to get picked on.

We were too rough at the edges to be a pop group.

Of course, chicks keep popping up. When you’re in a hotel, a pretty young lady makes life bearable.

You’re better off being a brick layer if you’re going to play guitar than a sheet metal worker.

Even when you know you want to do something, know that it will be good for you, that you’ll enjoy [performing] when you’re doing it, the anxiety is telling you a different story. It’s a constant battle within yourself.

Music is passionate. It’s love for me.

Everything we do needs to be exceptional – if it’s not exceptional we don’t put it out there, because the biggest high for us is when we read comments from our customers saying that they can’t live without them.

I think some fans want everything to stay they same because they want to stay the same.

[on his acting career] All the new people you meet, it’s pretty amazing. The vampire needs new blood. And there is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out there. Even mistakes can be wonderful.

Just keep taking chances and having fun.

I don’t like Tommy on Broadway at all. I like the music, I’m pleased with Pete’s success but I don’t like what they’ve done to it.

I may have had a crush on Zac, but we are like brother and sister, so nothing would ever happen.

[being naked in his new role in Little Ashes] In a lot of ways, I was kind of crossing lines of what I thought I was comfortable doing. I had to do all this naked stuff.

I read while the kids play. I can see them from the kitchen window. And I’m a fast reader.

I believe I was definitely sent down here to take people away for a little while, to make them happy.

I get on really well with Katie (Leung), she’s a really cool girl.

Actors are an insecure breed. It’s hard to have your career depend upon other people’s opinions of what you do.

That said, my kids are at home right now with my husband and I’m missing something important at my daughter’s school which makes me feel sick inside. It’s a lot of balance and a lot of really hard decision making.

I have cellulite. I have stretch marks. I feel intimidated by Victoria’s Secret. Hollywood is one of those endless competitions, but it’s like running a race toward nothing. There’s no winning. You’re never going to win the pretty race. I just want to be the best version of myself that I can be.