The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
MARIA CALLASI 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.
More Maria Callas Quotes
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Love is so much better when you are not married.
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I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.
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First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis.
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When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.
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Only my dogs will not betray me.
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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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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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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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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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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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When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping.
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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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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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On stage, I am in the dark.
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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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