Life is too short to do anything that's not challenging. Michael Mayer More Quotes by Michael Mayer More Quotes From Michael Mayer I haven't read a single word that a critic has written about me since 1994. Michael Mayer word about me single I feel like I've been blessed. Michael Mayer i-feel-like feel like blessed I didn't really chart things out, career-wise. Michael Mayer chart really out things 'Rigoletto' has long been one of my favorite operas, and it was on my short list way back when I first talked to Peter Gelb. I started thinking about what I could bring to this masterpiece, which has been seen all over the world for so many years. Michael Mayer long way world thinking