I've always been on the side of science that tries to help man. I play an active part with the foundations I'm involved in. Science gives hope.

I like to windsurf and ski, and most of all I love to ride horses. The wilder and faster the better! If I'm presented with a fast horse or a fast boat, I still get that shiver of excitement and I cannot resist. Luckily I never seem to have any accidents, and thank God for that.

Some years ago I gave a concert in the mountains with snow all around, and that was much colder.

In singing, you cannot 'cheat' if you want to give emotions to those who are listening. You must have something to tell.

Like stars across the sky, we were born to shine.

For me, the most enjoyable type of singing is opera. It allows you to move, to wear a costume ... to do something with your body. When singing in concert you have to stand up in front of the audience, next to the conductor, which is less natural.

Because, in opera, I have to sing for people that are very far from me, instead of, when I sing a song, I try to imagine to sing like in an ear of a child.