The Press Frequently Sneers At The Hype

I Had Found A Kind Of Serenity, A New Maturity. I Didn't Feel Better Or Stronger Than Anyone Else But It Seemed No Longer Important Whether Everyone Loved Me Or Not - More Important Now Was For Me To Love Them. Feeling That Way Turns Your Whole Life Around; Living Becomes The Act Of Giving.

Opera Is An Extremely Disciplined Art Form, And Every Excess A Singer Indulges In Has A Direct Effect On The Voice.

I Don't Share Blame. I Don't Share Credit. And I Don't Share Desserts.

So Long As It Doesn't Get To The Point Where You Don't Remember Whose Opera You're Listening To, I'm Willing To Experiment.

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.