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MARIA CALLASOn stage, I am in the dark.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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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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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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I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
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On stage, I am in the dark.
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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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Don’t talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.
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To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.
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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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What is there in life if you do not work? There is only sensation, and there are only a few sensations— you cannot live on them. You can only live on work, by work, through work. How can you live with self-respect if you do not do things as well as lies in you?
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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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I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
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Some say I have a beautiful voice, some say I have not. It is a matter of opinion. All I can say, those who don’t like it shouldn’t come to hear me.
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I belong to the givers. I want to give a little happiness even if I haven’t had much for myself. Music has enriched my life and, hopefully – through me, a little – the public’s. If anyone left an opera house feeling more happy and at peace, I achieved my purpose.
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