“I don't want to be sitting in the gym by myself doing rehab. I want to...” — Andy Carroll Quote

I don't want to be sitting in the gym by myself doing rehab. I want to be outside doing what I love to do, playing football and being with the lads.

I have been in the headlines for the wrong reasons and when I've been travelling to Sunday games, I've read the papers on the way and looked at all those headlines.

Luis is a great player who works so hard for the team and it's nice to have him up top with me. Luis drops off, gets the ball into his feet, can dribble with it and slip people in.

When I was coming through at Newcastle I guess there were a lot of jealous people, people who tried to provoke me and getting me involved in things I shouldn't have been involved in.

I'm only 24, which is still young, but I don't think of myself as one of the young lads anymore. I suppose that's how people have always seen me. But there comes a time when you have to take extra responsibility.

Sometimes I am the 'philosophical professor, or I can do the voice like thunder if necessary... or if I want to keep the lads on their toes I might sit back and give them a thousand-yard stare.

I must have been one of the few New Lads who was teetotal.

And it's important that when you're dual-nationality, you're with a group of lads that you enjoy being with.

I have nothing but respect for 1D. They are great lads.