109 Quotes by Michael Ball

You can't get down and dirty at the opera.

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 force behind 'West Side Story' and 'Gypsy.'

I was very close to my grandmother, Agnes Parry. She was a typical matriarchal leader of the family and the community. People looked up to her and would always go to her for advice and help.

Legally we have integration, social acceptance and diversity... but that doesn't mean... everybody is down with it.

You can't ever make assumptions about a family tree.

There's something about the security and warmth of knowing that one person who, whatever happens, will always be on your side.

I understand the power of music, I understand the therapeutic nature of music, the sense of community that music engenders, so I totally understand why it still goes on, choirs come together as a focal point for a community.

You will never, ever catch me at the gym.

I had no idea what I was going to do with my life. But then a lady at the youth theatre asked me if I'd ever thought of going to drama school.