Doing Man Quotes by Colm Wilkinson

My mom was sort of involved in amateur dramatics like Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, and played the violin. My dad played banjo and piano…

— Colm Wilkinson

'Les Miserables', the book, 'Les Miserables', the musical - it's about giving; it's about goodness. It's about compassion and love.

— Colm Wilkinson

As I tell my children, the first thing is always health. Get sleep, don't party, don't do drugs or drink. If your body is…

— Colm Wilkinson

Acting means nothing unless it's truth. And honesty.

— Colm Wilkinson

I grew up in a very musical family, but music was not encouraged as a career. It was a hobby.

— Colm Wilkinson

For myself, personally, I am never really aware of timing or anything because I am passionate about what I do, so I have found…

— Colm Wilkinson

You do get a lot of people complaining if you don't do songs they have come to expect. I have to be careful about…

— Colm Wilkinson

My favorites are songs that I get an emotional charge from, whatever genre they're in.

— Colm Wilkinson

When I work with a character like Valjean on stage, I get totally absorbed in that man. I become that man. But there's always,…

— Colm Wilkinson

You have to try and make the role your own and not copy anyone else.

— Colm Wilkinson

You see some people on stage today, and they have these huge ear monitors.

— Colm Wilkinson

There's nothing like being in front of a live audience and getting that vibe from them, and I love people to join in the…

— Colm Wilkinson

I have made a career out of my hobby, which is an incredibly fortunate position to be in, but you have to have the…

— Colm Wilkinson

The great saints were always great innovators... They had to be very strong people... principled people. And, apart from their principles, with great tenacity…

— Colm Wilkinson

Once you sign on the dotted line, in terms of a contract with a musical, it's a huge commitment. When you're younger, that's fine;…

— Colm Wilkinson