When the curtain rises, the only thing that speaks is courage.

- Maria Callas

Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules.

- Maria Callas

Only my dogs will not betray me.

- Maria Callas

I am not an angel and do not pretend to be. That is not one of my roles. But I am not a devil, either. I am a woman and a serious artist, and I would…

- Maria Callas

To sing is an expression of your being, a being which is becoming.

- Maria Callas

I belong to the givers. I want to give a little happiness even if I haven’t had much for myself. Music has enriched my life and, hopefully - through …

- Maria Callas

I will always be as difficult as necessary to achieve the best.

- Maria Callas

ART is domination. It's making people think that for that precise moment in time there is only one way, one voice. Yours.

- Maria Callas

Some say I have a beautiful voice, some say I have not. It is a matter of opinion. All I can say, those who don't like it shouldn't come to hear me.

- Maria Callas