Years later, he still spoke like the same romantic who looked at his watch outside Walgreens and wondered whether destiny might return on another Sunday. In a March 2026 interview with WSJ. Style, he was asked what advice he would give to another hopeless romantic.
His answer was fittingly old-school:
“My advice to a hopeless romantic is to get off your phone.“
Domingo explained that he had always believed love is “very analogue.” To him, love is something he could find walking down the street, having coffee, or simply looking up somewhere.
Colman Domingo speaking during the second annual Cocktails and Conversation event in Park City, Utah on January 20, 2018. | Source: Getty Images
Colman Domingo speaking during the second annual Cocktails and Conversation event in Park City, Utah on January 20, 2018. | Source: Getty Images
“You can’t just sit back and wait for the person to come to you,” he said, adding that people have to make their chances happen.
The Real Love Story Is Bigger than One Chance Encounter
That advice lands differently when you know his own love story. Yes, there was a magical glance outside Walgreens, but there was also a Craigslist ad, a response, a date, a choice to stay, and a whispered confession before sunrise.
The romance is fate, but it is also follow-through. And that might be the real reason Domingo’s story feels so charming after all these years.
Colman and Raúl Domingo at amfAR Venezia in Venice, Italy on August 31, 2025. | Source: Getty Images
Colman and Raúl Domingo at amfAR Venezia in Venice, Italy on August 31, 2025. | Source: Getty Images
Before the awards, the acclaim, and the television and film roles that made him a familiar face to millions, Colman Domingo was a sensitive young man raised with love, accepted by family, and brave enough to live openly.
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