People have a right to criticize.
If you see me once, you cannot confuse me with another.
You don't need any brains to listen to music.
On the day I'm performing, I don't hear anything anyone says to me.
It is not always a matter of wild ovations and legendary performances. Sometimes you are just happy to get through an opera without trouble.
I am a very simple person. In spite of all that has happened to me, I have tried to remain the simple person I started out.