I'm not exactly an angry young person.

In a way, being an opera singer is like being a very romantic sixteen-year-old who falls in love with great passion and conviction every month.

For years, I had no time for exploratory travel.

I'm not a reactionary.

I think singing is one of the most natural things that human beings do, but it's difficult.

The student's job is to stay open-minded, to quell the knee-jerk defensiveness we all possess in the face of suggestions for improvement, and to maintain patience when faced with a process that is often slow, confusing, and frustrating.

For a while it was hard for me to say no to work.