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" It's called showbusiness, and the business end of it is very important, especially now. You have to learn the business end of it; otherwise, you get ripped off left, right and centre. "

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Colm Wilkinson

Angry

Yourself

Work

" You pray for your enemies. "

" The movie has called it closed. I'm not saying I won't ever listen to 'Les Miserables' again. But it closed the door for me. It's gone its own way. "

" 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. "

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Prince

Then

" I have made a career out of my hobby, which is an incredibly fortunate position to be in, but you have to have the passion. Even today, I will go down to the studio and start singing for what I think is 10 minutes, and I look at the clock, and it's been two hours. "

" The one thing that concerts have done for me is given me the opportunity to get back to sort of do songs that I want to do. It's about enjoying yourself. "

Colm Wilkinson

Opportunity

Yourself

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

" I love country songs. I love Broadway. "

" I remember, I was doing 'Jesus Christ Superstar' in London in the early '70s, and friends of mine had come over from Dublin, and they're knocking on the stage door after the show saying, 'Colm, come on, let's go for a drink.' I knew that if I went with them, I wouldn't be able to do my job the next day. "

" I wouldn't impress my opinions on anyone. "

" There have been lots of attempts to make a movie of 'Les Miserables' over the years. "

" The great saints were always great innovators... They had to be very strong people... principled people. And, apart from their principles, with great tenacity they had to have great reserves of patience. "

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

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

" When you're getting on plans and traveling all over the place, it can be very hard to keep yourself healthy and avoid catching a cold. "

" I listen to all kinds of music myself; it can range from practically anything: Opera, Jazz, to Blues, good Pop, just about anything. "

" I absolutely had a dream of doing 'Man of La Mancha' one day; that's a long time ago. "

" The 'Donny and Marie' show is incredible. It's not a musical, but for sheer entertainment value and energy, it's a real 10 out of 10. "

" Have you seen the Broadway version of 'The Lion King?' Go and see it. That's where the future of musical is. "

Colm Wilkinson

See

Future

" 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 fulfilling that side of things and keeping it fresh for other people who have come to see the show. "

" My father was from Belfast; my mother was from Crossmolina. I grew up in Dublin. "

Colm Wilkinson

Father

Dublin

" 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 singing, and I love people to clap their hands. "

Colm Wilkinson

Singing

Live

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

" 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 length of time. "

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

Colm Wilkinson

Career

Very

" 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; you can take it on, and I still go out, and I still sing 15-20 songs - and I can do that - a night. "

Colm Wilkinson

Commitment

I Can

" I've always been told I sound black. "

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

" Around Clifden, I like the place, and the people are great. "

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Great

Around

" I don't keep a lot of memorabilia around. "