Let us be clear: I take ten times more money for a concert than for an opera performance.

On the other hand, I have devoted so much energy to reach the top that I accept the stress of being there.

I then realized that I could never be satisfied again with the mere natural charm of my voice, that I had to constantly paint when singing, melting all the colors, expressing reds and blacks that had to be less primary but bursting with subtly colored combinations.

When I was a young man, I was a baritone, very far from possessing the whole range of the tenor then.

If money was my only motivation, I would organize myself differently.

My strength is my enthusiasm.

I'm not superstitious because it brings bad luck.