I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
MARIA CALLASAn 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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The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
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Paris dictates fashion to the whole world.
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Only my dogs will not betray me.
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On stage, I am in the dark.
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Only when I was singing did I feel loved.
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I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.
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First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
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I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
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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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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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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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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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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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