Am I afraid of high notes? Of course I am afraid. What sane man is not?

The better voice doesn't mean being a better singer.

In opera, as with any performing art, to be in great demand and to command high fees you must be good of course, but you must also be famous. The two are different things.

I think a life in music is a life beautifully spent, and this is what I have devoted my life to.

Music making is the most joyful activity possible, the most perfect expression of any emotion.

Why should be elite, music? Excuse me. Music must be for everybody.

I am a very superstitious person.