Love is so much better when you are not married.
MARIA CALLASI don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
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I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not a devil, either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged.
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I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
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To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.
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The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
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Some say I have a beautiful voice, some say I have not. It is a matter of opinion. All I can say, those who don’t like it shouldn’t come to hear me.
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I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
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Women are not pals enough with men, so we must make ourselves indispensable. After all, we have the greatest weapon in our hands by just being women.
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My poor sight gives me an advantage. I can’t see the people in the audience who are scratching their heads while I am lost in my role and giving everything I have to the drama.
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You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear, even if your voice is less of a fireworks. The artist is always there.
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When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
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When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
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Only my dogs will not betray me.
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Don’t talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.
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First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
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