I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.

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

I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

My poor sight gives me an advantage. I can't see the people in the audience who are scratching their heads while I am lost in my role and giving everything I have to the drama.

Women are not pals enough with men, so we must make ourselves indispensable. After all, we have the greatest weapon in our hands by just being women.

[During fee negotiations for singing in Vienna:] I'm not interested in money, but it must be more than anyone else gets.

It's a terrible thing to go through life thinking that you have a rock on your side when you haven't.