The thing that fuels me the most is the desire to be on stage. And singing is the ultimate way of expressing all the emotions that I have inside. Danielle de Niese More Quotes by Danielle de Niese More Quotes From Danielle de Niese I have to take care of myself. It's about self-preservation. Danielle de Niese aboutmyselftake-carecare From my perspective, music allows me to escape from the world of what is happening right in front of me... to the world of my thoughts, my dreams, my hopes and ideas - for the world, for my own life, for the day, even for the moment. Danielle de Niese dreamsdaymusiclife I'm a huge dog person; I love to hug and kiss them. Danielle de Niese kisshugdoglove One of my favourite books of all time: 'The Great Gatsby'. I just think it's so well written. Danielle de Niese justgreatthinktime I got into singing when I was 6. Danielle de Niese gotsinging Music can be a source of escapism. Danielle de Niese escapismsourcemusic I spent my first 10 years in the Commonwealth. I come from cricket, crumpets, cucumber sandwiches, the Queen. Danielle de Niese queenfirstcricketyears What I see as specially English is the charm - everyone is so polite. Being restrained is part of the charm. And I love the sense of humour - it takes me back to Australia. The English are great at making fun of themselves. They're so self-effacing. Danielle de Niese greatmefunlove I know there are lots of regional accents in England, but I can't tell them apart and I'm not really aware of class. I don't pay any attention to those boundaries. I'm a California girl. Danielle de Niese knowgirlclassattention I think of myself as an Olympian. I have had a dream since I was a very small child. And because I have parents without whom I couldn't have realised that dream. Danielle de Niese parentschildmyselfthink To be a famously successful opera singer. I wanted that since I was eight. Danielle de Niese singeroperaeightsuccessful I sang with a voice that was natural, and I liked the way I produced that sound. I thought of my other friends, that they were singing and dancing, but they didn't have this. I was special. Danielle de Niese friendssingingvoiceway My parents kept me very grounded. Danielle de Niese parentsverymegrounded My Mozart career began as a teenager in Los Angeles, singing arias from 'Le Nozze di Figaro' and 'Don Giovanni.' Danielle de Niese begancareerlos-angelessinging Mozart is my first strength. Danielle de Niese mozartfirststrength One of the things I loved about my childhood was that I didn't feel like I lost my innocence too young, like some children these days. Danielle de Niese lovedfeelchildhoodchildren I believed in Santa Claus until I was 12! Danielle de Niese untilbelievedsanta-claussanta In a fit at the bookstore one day, I bought all my favourite composers' biographies: Schubert, Massenet, Wolf. I've still not had a chance to read them; it breaks my heart. But when you travel so much, you just can't take that many books with you. Danielle de Niese dayyouhearttravel My dad's in banking, my mum manages the American branch of a Swiss vitamin company; they're really busy, but they still come to all my premieres. Danielle de Niese americancompanydadbusy My mother actually does most of my shopping for me. I love fashion, but I don't really love shopping. Danielle de Niese mefashionmotherlove
