People ask me how I sang the role of the 'Phantom' 1,700 times. And I say that it's down to good material. If it did not have good material, I would have had a major problem doing it for that… — Colm Wilkinson Copy Share Image
Hal Prince and Andrew actually asked me if I would be interested in continuing with 'Phantom', but obviously I was under contract to 'Les Mis' by then. — Colm Wilkinson Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
'Les Miserables', the book, 'Les Miserables', the musical - it's about giving; it's about goodness. It's about compassion and love. — Colm Wilkinson Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I grew up in a very musical family, but music was not encouraged as a career. It was a hobby. — Colm Wilkinson Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
My favorites are songs that I get an emotional charge from, whatever genre they're in. — Colm Wilkinson Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
You have to try and make the role your own and not copy anyone else. — Colm Wilkinson Copy Share Image
You see some people on stage today, and they have these huge ear monitors. — Colm Wilkinson Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
