On Stage, I Am In The Dark.

It Takes A Little More Time To Get Into The Role, But Not Very Much More. In Making A Record You Don't Have The Sense Of Projection Over A Distance As In An Opera House. We Have This Microphone And This Magnifies All Details Of A Performance, All Exaggerations. In The Theater, You Can Get Away With A Very Large, Very Grand Phrase. For The Microphone, You Have To Tone It Down. It's The Same As Making A Film, Your Gestures Will Be Seen In Close-up, So They Cannot Be Exaggerated As They Would Be In A Theater.

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.

I Admire Tebaldi's Tone; It's Beautiful - Also Some Beautiful Phrasing. Sometimes, I Actually Wish I Had Her Voice.

I Cannot Switch My Voice. My Voice Is Not Like An Elevator Going Up And Down.

I Will Always Be As Difficult As Necessary To Achieve The Best.