"I myself am very contemplative about everything. I don't necessarily wear my emotions on my sleeve, but when I'm on stage as an opera singer something just changes and I just become this extremely emotive person."
"One's attraction to strong individuals and rulers and leaders is understandable and often justified, but also often mistaken."
"I made a lot of peace with who I am and how I also am expanding in the various roles that I can take on and feel comfortable in."
"You don't know what tomorrow's going to bring. So it's good to put your teeth in and put your wig on and keep going."
"I am not, as an artist, trying to be anyone else. I am Michael Fabiano. I am imperfect. I make mistakes. But I also am proud of the music that I make..."
"I think the blessing of it is that I do have a character to portray. So I can throw myself 100% into that character and forget about all this other stuff."
"I do tend to be more private in my grief than other people. So perhaps through the music I can connect in ways that I cannot connect as a person."
"As Burt and I warned each other, it's not a jukebox show. It's not get slightly drunk and sing along. Although you're welcome to, you know, if you do it quietly."
"I have no plans to slow down in any way, shape or form. I will say botox helps. I'm not going to deny it. I embrace it."
"One of my favorite parts about that opening is that it's the beginning of a creative idea in which he starts and stops and then crosses something out right away."