The first time I encountered Stephen Sondheim was like everyone else: through snatches of old songs people performed in drama school, through 'Send in the Clowns,' which everyone knew. I wasn't aware at the time that he was the writing… — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
How many millions of times have I sung 'Love Changes Everything?' But when I see how it matters to people, it gives me the… — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
As a person, Stephen Sondheim is a very funny, very dry and very shy man. I've never witnessed any diva-ish moments, he just always… — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
I can't properly explain it, but I don't mind admitting I suffered a breakdown. — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
I've got soft features, curly hair with blonde bits and dimples. People think of me as a singer, an entertainer, someone who's always there… — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
You can generate a phenomenal relationship with an audience. It's very gratifying, a real privilege. — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
As a performer, once you've understood the genre of musical theatre, you can tire very quickly of the two-dimensional stuff. With Sondheim, it's always… — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
I've recorded a few Bacharach songs over the years and performed some in concert and always felt they suited me. — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
We've all sort of been there: It's coming on Christmas, all that preparation is going on, and you just want to escape. You don't… — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
Les Mis' was an amazing experience, to be in the original cast of 'Les Miserables,' and 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' God bless it that… — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
When I was playing Marius in the inaugural production of 'Les Mis,' I contracted glandular fever which developed into a post-viral depression. I was… — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
I spent my 40th birthday on the stage of the Palladium in 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.' — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
That's what distinguishes the pros from people involved in amateur theatre. You just go out and do it again and again. — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
