Intensity Quote by Placido Domingo

I mostly did musicals and concerts when I was younger, and then I realized I don't quite have the voice for it, so I…

— Lucy Griffiths

And my singing, I don't think I could sing Wagner or opera, but I could probably carry a tune. I was in a musical…

— Wallace Shawn

I simply love Wagner's music. That actually started very early. He was the first composer I was exposed very much to because my parents…

— Andris Nelsons

I kind of realized I could sing, so I played around with that for a while. And that led me to acting in itself,…

— Toni Collette

I was heavily involved in musical theater.

— Brad Goreski

I had this exceptional classical music voice. If I'd followed a true path for my talent, I would have ended up being an opera…

— Lesley Manville

My wife was an opera singer, you know. She bellowed her way through Wagner as a Valkyrie. I married her and made her give…

— Jean Anouilh

Stepping back into theatre, a childhood dream, I always felt like I would be onstage. I hadn't imagined myself in a composer role... I…

— Sara Bareilles

Then, at age 20, I discovered theater sort of by accident. Quite quickly, theater became more important to me than music. I began to…

— Cillian Murphy

When you're young, it's hard to see the reality behind such a demanding career, but I loved it, and I couldn't see myself doing…

— Taylor Louderman

When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you played, the more talent it reflected.

— Dirk Benedict

I had a good theater career for years. I played Hamlet when I was 22, and I've played some really great roles.

— Jason Gann