Very few opera singers in history have been able to cross into popular music.

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

Being steeped in the process of learning and exploring keeps me from becoming too nervous. Partly it's about not getting bored.

So much can be gained from watching other singers, seeing what they do and what they don't do, seeing how they look when they breathe, how wide they open their mouths for a high note.

I don't want to record anything unless it can be great and genuinely interesting.

The more you put into it, the more you and the audience will get out of it.

I don't want to be somebody who stands still and sings pretty. Each song is a world. Each song is a story. I don't achieve nearly what I want.