Sondra Quotes

When you follow the path of the unknown, you never know what you may find.
tv show- UFOs Really? — Sondra Faye

When I was 11 years old, I wanted to sing Tosca. — Sondra Radvanovsky

Singing bel canto is like walking on a tightrope - especially with a larger voice like mine. — Sondra Radvanovsky

Temperament and tightness often go together. But if you're tight, you can't sing. So I have to have that tension in my body but not in my voice. — Sondra Radvanovsky

I think the power of opera has been shifted from the music to the director, because this is a very visual age that we live in. — Sondra Radvanovsky

We live in a very disposable society, and people want everything right away, but unfortunately, vocal technique doesn't come overnight. — Sondra Radvanovsky

God is what God makes as God becomes. — Sondra Sneed

I prefer the keen edge of truth to the dull comfort of lies. — Sondra Allan Carr

Art is an attempt to give substance to existence. — Sondra Horton Fraleigh

As a Jew, I had no desire to challenge my childhood prejudice. But as a teacher, I could not do otherwise. — Sondra Perl

You think of 'Outlaw Josey Wales,' you immediately think of the old Indian guy, Sondra Locke, the old lady with the glasses, beautiful old actress. — Ben Mendelsohn

Opera tells stories that all ages can relate to: love, death, revenge, etc. — Sondra Radvanovsky

I walk around the house in my pajamas all day if I want to. — Sondra Radvanovsky

My roots really instilled Chicago values in me. — Sondra Radvanovsky

People have this idea that opera singers are overweight and sit at home eating bonbons. But I consider myself an athlete. — Sondra Radvanovsky

You go to the gym to make sure you have the stamina to breathe in the corsets. — Sondra Radvanovsky

why is it so hard when i have to but so easy when i want to — Sondra Anice Barnes

The vocal cords are a muscle, and like any other muscle in the body, they can be strained. So you have to warm up. — Sondra Radvanovsky

Trying to look glamorous while singing is not easy. — Sondra Radvanovsky

I'm American by birth, but I consider myself Canadian. — Sondra Radvanovsky

I don't like confrontation; I just like to sing. — Sondra Radvanovsky

I'm going to the gym and really taking care of myself and trying to stay fit, eating properly. — Sondra Radvanovsky

For me, bel canto is medicine for the voice. — Sondra Radvanovsky

After I turn 50, I would like to sing Verdi's 'Attila.' — Sondra Radvanovsky

love is always moving towards you — Sondra Faye

Some of the greatest masterpieces of art are created against the odds of reality.

from the book: stuff i think about — Sondra Faye

surrender is giving up control bt nt lossing power — Sondra Ray

I'm not doing anything that hasn't been done before, you know...dying, it's been done to death. — Sondra Lynn

Most voices get weaker and frailer. I seem to be getting better with age. — Sondra Radvanovsky

I love the tragic side. I don't do 'happy' onstage. I like the dark, the disturbed. — Sondra Radvanovsky

When I teach master classes, I tell young singers if the foundation isn't good, the house will crumble. — Sondra Radvanovsky

Artists shouldn't deal with business stuff; that's not what we're trained in, and most of us aren't good at it. — Sondra Radvanovsky

I have the best job in the whole world because I get paid to do something I love. How many people do you know who can say that? — Sondra Radvanovsky

A true friend knows when to give advice and when to just listen.
"stuff I think about" book by Sondra Faye — Sondra Faye

Opera - above and beyond anything else - is about the music, and it should be about the music. — Sondra Radvanovsky

It takes a loyal gardener to tend roses. — Sondra Faye

I am so proud to call myself Canadian! Thank you, Canada, for welcoming me with open arms! — Sondra Radvanovsky

Hidden inside every flower are seeds of imagination, destiny and future dreams. — Sondra Faye

When the world kicks your ass, don't step in line.
book: stuff i think about — Sondra Faye

You went to your first Broadway play or musical at some point, right? Come to opera. — Sondra Radvanovsky

I tell young singers not to listen to themselves. What I hear is not what you hear. — Sondra Radvanovsky

I only want to be famous to my friends.
book: stuff i think about — Sondra Faye

HD is not forgiving. Once you see your face for the first time in a movie cinema, you run straight to the gym. — Sondra Radvanovsky

I don't like happy stuff. I'm not funny. — Sondra Radvanovsky

I perform in opera houses in the centres of big cities. We live in 20 acres of forest. You need that space to recover and renew. — Sondra Radvanovsky

I know I'm an opera singer, but we're actors, too. — Sondra Radvanovsky

She stole my dreams. I wanted to show her I can survive and now that won't happen — Sondra Torres

And if I don't sing, I don't get paid. — Sondra Radvanovsky

When had his heart ever felt this full? There were no words. That was the problem. He loved her with speechlessness. — Sondra Kraak

Being in love is highly overrated.
book: stuff i think about — Sondra Faye