On stage, I am in the dark.
MARIA CALLASThere must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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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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ART is domination. It’s making people think that for that precise moment in time there is only one way, one voice. Yours.
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I was always too mature for my age – and not very happy. I had no young friends. I wish I could go back to those days. If I could only live it all again, how I would play and enjoy other girls. What a fool I was.
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Paris dictates fashion to the whole world.
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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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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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Only my dogs will not betray me.
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When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
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When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
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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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It’s a terrible thing to go through life thinking that you have a rock on your side when you haven’t.
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There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
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Don’t come to me with your troubles. I have to work for my money and you are young enough to work too. If you can’t make enough money to live on you can jump out of the window or drown yourself.
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I don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
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