If I have stepped on some people at times because I am at the top, it couldn't be helped. What should I do if someone gets hurt... retire?

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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.

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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

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...

When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart...

When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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...