Young singers ask me, "Do I have to live in New York?" I say, "You can live wherever you want-as long as people think you live in New York." Benita Valente More Quotes by Benita Valente More Quotes From Benita Valente Why not say it? I'm bursting out of my cocoon. It was all too nice in the past - it never knocked anyone out. But last year... my first opening night at the Met - I looked out and heard all that cheering... for me... And I loved it. Benita Valente nice cheer art Inside I have been a stabber, a screamer, a die-er from way back. Benita Valente has-beens dies way
