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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... →
That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a... →
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.
Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.
When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping.
I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.
I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.
I don't know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.
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.
I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not the devil either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I... →
If I have stepped on some people at times because I am at the top, it couldn't be helped. What should I do if someone gets hurt... retire?
I would like to be Maria, but there is La Callas who demands that I carry myself with her dignity.
First I lost my voice, then I lost my figure and then I lost Onassis.