I don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
MARIA CALLASOnly my dogs will not betray me.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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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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When I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing.
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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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When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
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Love is so much better when you are not married.
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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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On stage, I am in the dark.
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I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
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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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I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
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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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An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I’ve left the opera house.
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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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