“Figure out what you’re passionate about. If you’re not passionate about something, go find it. Because we do not need more unengaged boring people to inhabit this planet.”

I sustained an injury by singing with the flu during the second performance of Andrea Chenier in Buenos Aires.

I had and my voice was hurt. It was scary at first, but fortunately there was no permanent damage. I just had to be patient and wait for the voice to return. It took six weeks of physical recuperation and it took time to recover my confidence as well.

Figure out what you’re passionate about. If you’re not passionate about something, go find it. Because we do not need more unengaged boring people to inhabit this planet.

It is funny, I don’t feel old enough to give advice… But with the advisers you trust, you better listen to them. It may be bad news but that’s the only way you’re going to improve.

I am learning to be more vulnerable and open on stage. This comes with the development of my acting abilities.

I was very sick, with chills and sweats, but against my better judgement I let them talk me into singing. Of course I gave the performance everything

I generally prefer to stay quiet before a performance. I don’t like television cameras, but an interview is OK.

When you manage people, you must first convince them they need managing. So you create the problems and then let the people cry for solutions.

I don’t need to apologize for my behavior you need to apologize for not understanding.

Wherever I am, let me never forget to distinguish want from need

Far more gardens fail because the gardener is absent or not paying attention than because he or she lacks erudition. Yes, you need to know your ABCs [the basics], but the more you garden, the more you’ll learn what works and what doesn’t.

Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.

We must follow the wisdom of the Brundtland Report. We must pursue development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

The clear and present danger of climate change means we cannot burn our way to prosperity. We already rely too heavily on fossil fuels. We need to find a new, sustainable path to the future we want. We need a clean industrial revolution.

The economy needs a stimulus. We MUST borrow. The notion of debt as a sin or something evil should be reviewed.