Opera is a beautiful and important diversion for me.
It is a very honest world, our work. I think you cannot fake anything.
Learning music by reading about it is like making love by mail.
It is not always a matter of wild ovations and legendary performances. Sometimes you are just happy to get through an opera without trouble.
People think I'm disciplined. It is not discipline. It is devotion. There is a great difference.
If I could live my life over again, there is one thing I would change. I would want to be able to eat less.