Joan Sutherland Quotes

I don`t sing for anybody. I wouldn`t sing for the Queen dear.

I wasn`t actually trained by my mother, she said she never taught me but she was a great singer herself and I can`t remember when I didn`t listen to her sing and imitate her.

You can listen to what everybody says, but the fact remains that you`ve got to get out there and do the thing yourself.

You don`t only just use your voice, you use support form the lungs and diaphragm and everything gets old, whether you like it or not.

If I weren`t reasonably placid, I don`t think I could cope with this sort of life. To be a diva, you`ve got to be absolutely like a horse.

I`m very happy to sing whatever I`m singing. I`ve always enjoyed any role I`ve been given at a certain time. They`ve all been favourites, they`ve all been wonderful pieces to play.

I`m somewhat horrified because I don`t think the young people today even know what history is. Some of them don`t` even study History at school anymore or Geography and they don`t know where one place is from another.

Technique is the basis of every pursuit. If you`re a sportsman or you`re a singer or a swimmer, well that comes under sport but you have to develop a basic technique to know what you`re doing at any given time.