When you fall in love, you become weak.

The only reason I would write a break-up song is because my own problem of allowing myself to relate to people.

It sounds kind of stupid, but I've never not wanted to be a musician. It's been inside me since I was little so I don't know what else I would do.

The word "theatrical" makes me cringe, because it suggests a performance is staged, put on, rehearsed. And while all this is true for an opera, I believe the act of singing and performing should always be honest, raw, guttural.

People don't really understand who I am. They always think that I'm very dark or depressed, but it couldn't be further from the truth!

I don't find much influence in opera. It was such a different part of me.

True expression is hard when performing opera. The problem is that opera relies on the dramatic context of the piece. It can be interpreted and represented, but there are guidelines; there is a vocabulary within the pieces that you must know objectively and reflect.