I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
MARIA CALLASWhen music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed the point.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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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 don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
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Love is so much better when you are not married.
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On stage, I am in the dark.
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Real friends are very special, but you have to be careful because sometimes you have a friend and you think they are made of rock, then suddenly you realise they’re only made of sand.
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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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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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When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
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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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Only my dogs will not betray me.
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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 prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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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 my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
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Don’t talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.
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