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.
MARIA CALLASDon’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.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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Don’t talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.
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I don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
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I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
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I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
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Love is so much better when you are not married.
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Paris dictates fashion to the whole world.
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First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
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I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
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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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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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When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
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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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The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
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