Liam Payne quotes:

I had a few dating disasters along the way with girls cheating on me. One girl was the inspiration for me singing 'Cry Me A River' on 'The X Factor.' That was my payback to her because she was unfaithful.

I'd just like to be able to walk outside as everyone does and enjoy time with my friends, not feel bad for not wanting to take a picture.

I was bullied by a few people who were much older than me. I went to camp to learn boxing. I was 12, and my coach was 24. I felt like if I could fight him, I could stand up to anyone.

I listened to a lot of Jay-Z and Kanye coming up, which would be unexpected for a boy bander like me. But I'd listen to a lot of that, and a lot of Ed Sheeran, actually.

I was born three weeks early, and I kept being ill. From the age of zero to four, I was always in hospital having tests done, but they couldn't find out what was wrong. They discovered that one of my kidneys wasn't working properly, and it had scarred. I had to have 32 injections in my arm in the morning and evening to try and make me better.

People sometimes ask if I want to be a solo artist, but it just wouldn't be any fun being on your own.

On our American tour bus, the bunks are a bit taller so that we don't bash our heads. On the English bus, we bash our heads every morning. It's not the best thing to do first thing when you wake up.

It's so amazing to hear a crowd of people singing one of your songs. It's the best feeling.

I've still got both kidneys, but one doesn't work, so I have to be careful not to drink too much, even water, and I have to keep myself as healthy as possible.

I had a test on my kidneys a few weeks back and found out I have two.

We've always described our sound as a bit more guitar driven than normal pop music. Kind of Pink in a boy band form. We've heard a few people say that so now we use it. I think Pink is amazing person to be compared to.

Once I cried in a restaurant because the waitress told me I couldn't eat my soup with a fork, I had to use a spoon.

I try to be cool, but I'm not very good at it.

The feather was a thing, when I was a kid, we used to find feathers around the house, and whenever we found them, my mum used to say it was my nan leaving them around for us to find, so that was quite sweet.

Harry [Styles] is like a younger brother. We do exercises together then he asks me to prepare a sandwich for the effort.

Personally, the worst thing a boy can do to a girl is to ignore her while she's loving him with all her heart.

I would... learn how to drive... have a nice car... and drive it.

One girl was the inspiration for me singing 'Cry Me A River' on The X Factor. That was my payback to her because she was unfaithful.

I think sometimes I don't realise how much the pressure gets to me.

Being a fan of someone's show and the way they still hold a family together doesn't mean I am OK with all they say.

I was ill. I was told I was stressed, so I had to get everything checked out. I didn't think I was, but someone told me I was. As a result, I went to get a blood test. I'd never had one before, so I held my breath when I was getting it done. That caused me to go into a fit.

It's important to have a life outside the band.

I think I've changed a little bit. I don't know whether it's for the better or for the worse at the moment. I've settled into a different mind frame now... being a bit wilder maybe!

I have a phobia of spoons I haven't used one in about 10 years

I really liked one girl and asked her out 22 times, but she always said no. Finally I sang to her, and she said she'd go out with me.

Live your dream and never wake up

I think the whole thing, boy band, it's a little bit of a dirty word. They say it's not a good thing to be in a boy band. We want to change that. We want to make the boy band cool. It's not just about dancing and dressing the same.

I smile and think; This is my job, this is what I do for a living, and its what Iâ??ve always wanted

I've always had a strange fear of spoons.

On a scale of one to ten, I'm probably a six when it comes to flirting. I'm quite shy.

One Direction have to do their own ironing you don't see Take That doing their own ironing!

The most valuable lessons in life cannot be taught, they must be experienced.

The only thing I can say, once again, is thank you, to all of you, to everyone who's supported us so far. From the people who first picked up the phone and voted on x factor, to the people who went into the shop and bought our albums and everybody in between. Thank you so much for a fantastic opportunity and helping me and the boys to where we are today.

The U.S., out of all places, is just absolutely incredible.

When you first open Niall [Horan]'s wallet, the first thing you see is a picture of Justin Bieber and a picture of us.

Whenever I'm sad I just imagine if babies were born with mustaches.

When I was little, I always sad that I wanted a brother, and now it's like having four of them!

You have to live hardcore to be hardcore.