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

When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.

I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not a devil, either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged.

First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I've lost Onassis.

I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.

I was always too mature for my age - and not very happy. I had no young friends. I wish I could go back to those days. If I could only live it all again, how I would play and enjoy other girls. What a fool I was.

You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear, even if your voice is less of a fireworks. The artist is always there.