Payne: “The most valuable lessons in life cannot be taught, they must be experienced.”

Payne: “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.”

Payne: “On a scale of one to ten, I’m probably a six when it comes to flirting. I’m quite shy.”

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

[On being in One Direction]

Payne: “When I was little, I always sad that I wanted a brother, and now it’s like having four of them!”

Payne: “I have a phobia of spoons I haven’t used one in about 10 years.”

Payne: “The strongest people aren’t always the people who win, but the people who don’t give up when they lose”

Payne: “I think sometimes I don’t realize how much the pressure gets to me.”

Payne: “Whenever I’m sad I just imagine if babies were born with mustaches.”

Payne: “Personally, the worst thing a boy can do to a girl is to ignore her while she’s loving him with all her heart.”

Payne: “It’s important to have a life outside the band.”