I have had a very difficult time with stage fright; it undermines your well-being and peace of mind, and it can also threaten your livelihood.

When a human being without amplification makes a sound that is high and loud, it is almost unworldly.

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

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

I have not changed with the accomplishments. I've remained the same. If I had changed, great. You know, but I haven't.

For my own singing, I used to be attracted by the baroque, the flashier the better, but now I prefer a simpler, purer style.

Perfection often creates such a flawless surface that there's no place for the audience to enter into a piece, while the idiosyncrasies of individual style are like windows into the singer's heart.