Quotes by Maria Callas

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)

Dont talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the god dam rules. (Maria Callas)

Dont talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules. (Maria Callas)

First I lost weight, then I lost my voice, and now I've lost Onassis. (Maria Callas)

I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not the devil either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would like so to be judged. (Maria Callas)

I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down. (Maria Callas)

I don't know what happens to me on stage. Something else seems to take over. (Maria Callas)

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art. (Maria Callas)

I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage. (Maria Callas)

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)