All Renee Fleming Quotes
- One of my timesaving habits is to save all of my magazines and junk mail for airplane trips. I walk on the plane with a… Airplane
- The first thing I did when I made a little bit of money as a singer was to buy myself an amber necklace. This is… Adding
- I think singing it when its done well is extremely natural. It feels great. Done Well
- When a human being without amplification makes a sound that is high and loud, it is almost unworldly. Amplification
- I think singing is one of the most natural things that human beings do, but it's difficult. Beings
- Very few opera singers in history have been able to cross into popular music. Able
- I want to keep my voice young, with nothing heavy. Hairstyles
- No voice teacher can be all things to all people. You have to gain information from whatever sources you can. You have to listen. All
- My mother was the worst kind of stage mother. She would make me and my younger sister and brother little duckling costumes and put us… Brother
- I'm not a reactionary. Funny
- I would love to do more private concerts. Concerts
- I'm reserved, so I've always needed to find a way of opening up. Jazz helped me do that. Always Needed
- With classical singing you have to put out so much air - you project, you emit force. Air
- I think opera has gained a kind of glamorous appeal. It's a live performance that aligns all of the arts, and when it is represented… Aligns
- I haven't really been able to transfer into that extraordinarily other worldly creature, other than I hope on stage. Able
- A lot of bad behavior in singers is caused by nerves. Bad
- My philosophy is that the people around us are there doing as much work if not more work behind the scenes and they're the last… Behind
- When I sing, the sound is a totally different range, color, all of it. It's all about the breath. You take in a breath and… All
- My whole career I played these girls sort of 18 to 23. Career
- Everybody's a work in progress. I'm a work in progress. I mean, I've never arrived... I'm still learning all the time. All
- Being steeped in the process of learning and exploring keeps me from becoming too nervous. Partly it's about not getting bored. Becoming
- I have a certain image that's more classic, and I'm happy to stay out of the fray. Certain
- I have had a very difficult time with stage fright; it undermines your well-being and peace of mind, and it can also threaten your livelihood. Difficult
- I have not changed with the accomplishments. I've remained the same. If I had changed, great. You know, but I haven't. Accomplishment
- I was always a very good student. Good