I still believe that love is the most powerful force in the world, even though I am yet to experience it fully.

Life is a game and true love is a trophy.

Once illness strikes, you realize there's not a lot of time for you to do what you really need to do. And there's no time like the present.

Opera needs to be a total escape from real life. To relate to what we're going through today is fine and dandy, but it's really about being transported and completely swept away by a romantic notion.

I am ridiculously high-maintenance.

I am always writing; if you want to survive in this business, you need to keep working, keep creating and never stop the output.

I've been thinking of trying my hand at rap. I've been recording snippets on my BlackBerry.