I Will Always Be As Difficult As

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.

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.

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.

When Music Fails To Agree To The Ear, To Soothe The Ear And The Heart And The Senses, Then It Has Missed The Point.

I Want To Be A Mature Artist With A Different Kind Of Thinking.