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

Quote by Maria Callas

Topics: Singers And Singing 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...

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...

If I have stepped on some people at times because I am at the top,...

If I have stepped on some people at times because I am at the top,...

On stage, I am in the dark.On stage, I am in the dark.

On stage, I am in the dark.On stage, I am in the dark.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's ends.

Good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's ends.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Women are not pals enough with men, so we must make ourselves indispensable. After all,...

Women are not pals enough with men, so we must make ourselves indispensable. After all,...

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.

Oh, Love is the crooked thing, there is nobody wise enough to find out all...

Oh, Love is the crooked thing, there is nobody wise enough to find out all...

I'm desperately trying to figure out why kamikaze pilots wore helmets.

I'm desperately trying to figure out why kamikaze pilots wore helmets.

English Law prohibits a man from marrying his mother-in-law. This is our idea of useless...

English Law prohibits a man from marrying his mother-in-law. This is our idea of useless...