On stage, I am in the dark.
MARIA CALLASThe public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
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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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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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I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
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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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Paris dictates fashion to the whole world.
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Don’t talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.
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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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I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
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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 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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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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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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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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