Music is not written in red, white and blue. It is written in the heart's blood of the composer.
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.
The first rule in opera is the first rule in life: see to everything yourself
One of the drawbacks of Fame is that one can never escape from it.
There are two things I like stiff and one of them's jelly.
Always sing below your potential.