Only when I was singing did I feel loved.
MARIA CALLASI don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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On stage, I am in the dark.
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I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
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Only my dogs will not betray me.
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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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Women are not pals enough with men, so we must make ourselves indispensable. After all, we have the greatest weapon in our hands by just being women.
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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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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 the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
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When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
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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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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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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 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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I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
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