My mother was an opera singer and my father is a clarinet…

It's in my genes. My mother was an opera singer. I'm clearly dramatic.

— Mariah Carey

My mother was into opera and my father was into jazz, so there was a lot of jazz in the house where I grew…

— Chaka Khan

If I got hit by a bus tomorrow, you'd get people going: 'Oh, we should make 'Mother' into an opera, it's what he would…

— Goldie

My mother was an amateur singer, my father was an amateur drunk.

— Ozzy Osbourne

Yes, my mother was a singer, and my father played piano and keyboards. They were in a band together, though they also had regular…

— Caroline Corr

My mother, Evelyn, was an actress and singer, and my father, Jack, was an actor. My earliest recollection of my father is being taken…

— David Cassidy

It's funny because my mom is not a singer at all, nor is my father. But I definitely get more of my father's tone.

— Nadia Ali

My sister is a singer, my father is a singer.

— David Alaba

There were a few things that went into it. When you're doing something you're trying to be your audience at the same time, so…

— Dustin Hoffman

I leaned across the table towards the crumb-thrower. "Do that again," I said, loud enough to be heard over the opera singer, Dolly, my…

— Maggie Stiefvater

It's quite a famous story that takes place on Christmas Eve, and the Germans, French, and Scottish are trying to make peace one night…

— Diane Kruger

I was brought up on listening to 78 rpm records from crooners to opera singers to solo piano players.

— Denny Laine

I walked out of the theater and started crying. My wife asked me, 'Why are you crying?' I said, 'Because I can't do that.'…

— Dustin Hoffman

I just adored Peter Medak, the director. He's such a character, but he was so much fun. Some directors come in and they truly…

— Brigid Brannagh

I never wanted to be an opera singer. I wanted to be an actress, maybe a rock singer.

— Kristine Opolais