You could make a case that he's one of the least hypocritical people in the show, ... He basically comes out and admits he does what he does for money. Everyone else in the show talks about this and that, but he says he doesn't do what he does out of the goodness of his heart or anything. He does what he does to make a living, and he's good at it. (Tom Wopat)
There were a couple of years when I wanted to be a football player, but I really always wanted to be a singer. (Tom Wopat)
I listen to Steely Dan. I really like Steely Dan. (Tom Wopat)
It's amazing to hear, as a voice matures and then starts to decline, what kind of emotion is still conveyed by a really good vocalist. (Tom Wopat)
I have no experience performing that music live in front of an audience. So that remains to be seen. I'm very excited to see what that's going to be like. (Tom Wopat)
I had no real specific dream, other than I really wanted to do musical comedy. Even before that, when I was a small child, I wanted to be a singer. (Tom Wopat)
I sang opera, I sang show tunes. I got into a rock band for a while. I've sung a lot of different things. (Tom Wopat)
When Billie Holiday sings a song, I hear the song, but I always hear her and her truth. (Tom Wopat)
An old friend of mine is doing Buffalo Bill. The ensemble is quite terrific. It's got a great energy, and it's a thoroughly enjoyable evening. (Tom Wopat)
I'm facing upstage, with my back to the audience, and the spotlight comes up on my back as I start singing. (Tom Wopat)
The country experience was more of a departure. When you consider my education and my upbringing, you can see that was more of country rock outgrowth of my popular music aspirations. (Tom Wopat)
As I've gone along, I felt like I was discovering an aspect of my voice that I didn't know was there: an ability to interpret a song in a way that makes it more accessible. (Tom Wopat)
It's not the worst thing in the world, ... It was a lot of fun. We had a good time. It wasn't a bad show. We really enjoyed it, and obviously millions of other people did too. (Tom Wopat)
There's always been the educational process of teaching people that I sing, that I've sung all my life and that I'm not an actor who just decided to sing, ... I consider myself a singer first. (Tom Wopat)
I think now I'm being taken a little more seriously. That's pure conjecture on my part. (Tom Wopat)