An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I’ve left the opera house. Maria Callas
I don’t know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over. Maria Callas
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
When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I’m slipping. Maria Callas
First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I’ve lost Onassis. Maria Callas