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.
MARIA CALLASART is domination. It’s making people think that for that precise moment in time there is only one way, one voice. Yours.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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I don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
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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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When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed the point.
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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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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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I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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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 would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.
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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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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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First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
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Love is so much better when you are not married.
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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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I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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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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