Opera Is Music And Drama. I'm Prepared

Everything You Need You Already Have. You Are Complete Right Now, You Are A Whole, Total Person, Not An Apprentice Person On The Way To Someplace Else. Your Completeness Must Be Understood By You And Experienced In Your Thoughts As Your Own Personal Reality.

There Were Times In My Career ... When I Felt Like A Trapeze Artist Doing Dangerous Somersaults Without A Net Underneath. When You Execute Those Somersaults Flawlessly, The Audience Feels The Same Sense Of Triumph The Performer Does.

Art Is The Signature Of Civilizations.

There Are An Awful Lot Of Skinny People In The Cemetery.

Don't Get Me Started On Critics.