Hugh Panaro quotes:

My dream roles since I was very young were Tony in West Side Story and Pippin. But, now I leave that for the youngsters.

I loved playing Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar. I mean you can't do better than playing God!

Human beings are not black and white.

I always found it weird when the Phantom would call Raoul insolent boy and the Raoul was obviously older than him.

I think there is an evolving art taking place on Broadway.

I'm a really spiritual person and I've never experienced anything. In fact I'm thinking of taking this ghost tour in Philly.

Members of the press sometimes print things that aren't true.

The three roles that I have always admired are Valjean, Phantom and Jesus and I've enjoyed them all so much.

I want to be sure that if people are coming to a show and paying $100 that I want to give them their money's worth. I try to give 100 percent.

As far as entertainers, I know I'll sound like a cliché but they don't make 'em, like they use to. Barbra Streisand is one of them, also Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. The first theater voice I heard on a record was Ethel Merman and again, they just don't make them like that anymore.

In my entire life growing up I've never heard my dad say an unkind word about anyone. My father has always taken the high road in life and to me he's a complete inspiration without being a pushover.

What I have noticed which I'm not nuts about that the trend that a lot of shows are hiring the American Idol type of talent without real training and real technique and I think that audiences are smart and sometimes seeing that things are not as high caliber as they were before.

I loved WICKED. I wish there were a part I could play in it.