"Since Antonio is in the mood to tell it like it is about so many things, it seems appropriate to inquire what the latest might be on the much talked about film version of Phantom of the Opera and his involvement in the movie musical.

'I was working in Paris last year and I received a call from Andrew Lloyd Webber. He said, "Antonio, we are ready to go.....finally. Are you ready?" I said, 'Yes sir I am ready.'

'And I am still waiting and ready.'"