One of the drawbacks of Fame is that one can never escape from it.
Always sing below your potential.
The first rule in opera is the first rule in life: see to everything yourself
If you wish to understand me at all (and to write an autobiography is only to open a window into one's heart) you must understand first and foremost, that I am an Australian.
There are two things I like stiff and one of them's jelly.
If I'd been a housemaid I'd have been the best in Australia - I couldn't help it. It's got to be perfection for me.