Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.

Quote by Maria Callas

Topics: Maria Callas Quotes

I was always too mature for my age - and not very happy. I had...

I was always too mature for my age - and not very happy. I had...

An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has...

An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has...

I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one...

I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one...

You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear,...

You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear,...

I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and...

I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and...

An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has...

An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has...

I was always too mature for my age - and not very happy. I had...

I was always too mature for my age - and not very happy. I had...

I don't know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.

I don't know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.

I would like to be Maria, but there is La Callas who demands that I...

I would like to be Maria, but there is La Callas who demands that I...

When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping.

When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping.

There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children...

There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children...

That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best...

That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best...

I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their...

I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their...

I don't know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.

I don't know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over.

First I lost my voice, then I lost my figure and then I lost Onassis.

First I lost my voice, then I lost my figure and then I lost Onassis.

Love is so much better when you're not married.

Love is so much better when you're not married.

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is...

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is...

Love is blind, and greed insatiable

Love is blind, and greed insatiable

love doesn't need to b perfect, it just needs to be true.. ❤

love doesn't need to b perfect, it just needs to be true.. ❤