All Renee Fleming Quotes
- 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
- At this stage in my career, I don't have to take any big risks. You want to take a calculated risk, not one that leads… Any
- I've spent hours and hours doing research into Appalachian folk music. My grandfather was a fiddler. There is something very immediate, very simple and emotional,… Appalachian
- Because everything about the voice interests me, I felt it would be fascinating to learn a completely different style of singing. Completely
- Certainly, jazz has become more of a niche, which is surprising, because it's our music. It's the national music of America. America
- Contrary to the norm, as my technique improved my voice became higher. Became
- Every singer eventually gets around to a Christmas disc. Christmas
- For a while it was hard for me to say no to work. Funny
- For my own singing, I used to be attracted by the baroque, the flashier the better, but now I prefer a simpler, purer style. Attracted
- For years, I had no time for exploratory travel. Exploratory
- Having to travel so much plays havoc with your personal life. Havoc
- I am so envious of my colleagues from 100 years ago who only sang new works, they hardly ever sang revivals. Ago
- I do everything in the third person. Performance is about being someone else. Performance
- I don't like to sing loud. Funny
- I don't want to be somebody who stands still and sings pretty. Each song is a world. Each song is a story. I don't achieve… Achieve
- I don't want to record anything unless it can be great and genuinely interesting. Genuinely