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.
MARIA CALLASI don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.
More Maria Callas Quotes
-
-
Only my dogs will not betray me.
MARIA CALLAS -
Love is so much better when you are not married.
MARIA CALLAS -
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.
MARIA CALLAS -
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.
MARIA CALLAS -
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.
MARIA CALLAS -
I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel!
MARIA CALLAS -
I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking.
MARIA CALLAS -
To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.
MARIA CALLAS -
Paris dictates fashion to the whole world.
MARIA CALLAS -
I don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
MARIA CALLAS -
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.
MARIA CALLAS -
I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.
MARIA CALLAS -
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.
MARIA CALLAS -
It’s a terrible thing to go through life thinking that you have a rock on your side when you haven’t.
MARIA CALLAS -
On stage, I am in the dark.
MARIA CALLAS