To me, the art of music is magnificent, and I cannot bear to see it treated in a shabby way. Maria Callas More Quotes by Maria Callas More Quotes From Maria Callas When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping. Maria Callas criticismpeaceenemy Love is so much better when you are not married. Maria Callas marriedlove-islove It takes a little more time to get into the role, but not very much more. In making a record you don't have the sense of projection over a distance as in an opera house. We have this microphone and this magnifies all details of a performance, all exaggerations. In the theater, you can get away with a very large, very grand phrase. For the microphone, you have to tone it down. It's the same as making a film, your gestures will be seen in close-up, so they cannot be exaggerated as they would be in a theater. Maria Callas recordsdistancehouse Paris dictates fashion to the whole world. Maria Callas parisfashionworld I was always too mature for my age - and not very happy. I had no young friends. I wish I could go back to those days. If I could only live it all again, how I would play and enjoy other girls. What a fool I was. Maria Callas young-friendsgirlplay I want to be a mature artist with a different kind of thinking. Maria Callas differentartistthinking I will not be sued! I have the voice of an angel! Maria Callas voiceangel When I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing. Maria Callas standingenemy When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed the point. Maria Callas failuremusicwisdom The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage. Maria Callas stagereturnmonsters Women are not pals enough with men, so we must make ourselves indispensable. After all, we have the greatest weapon in our hands by just being women. Maria Callas palsmenhands I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage. Maria Callas rehearsal If I have stepped on some people at times because I am at the top, it couldn't be helped. What should I do if someone gets hurt... retire? Maria Callas shouldhurtpeople It's a terrible thing to go through life thinking that you have a rock on your side when you haven't. Maria Callas your-siderocksthinking Don't come to me with your troubles. I have to work for my money and you are young enough to work too. If you can't make enough money to live on you can jump out of the window or drown yourself. Maria Callas troubleenoughwindow I admire Tebaldi's tone; it's beautiful - also some beautiful phrasing. Sometimes, I actually wish I had her voice. Maria Callas voicewishbeautiful I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down. Maria Callas up-and-downelevatorsvoice Only my dogs will not betray me. Maria Callas my-dogdogfriendship [During fee negotiations for singing in Vienna:] I'm not interested in money, but it must be more than anyone else gets. Maria Callas viennanegotiationsinging On stage, I am in the dark. Maria Callas stagedark
