“Nobody inspired me more than Julie Andrews, who is a classically trained soprano herself.” Quote by Lesley Garrett
“One of the problems that we face through the media attention that these artists receive is that there has been an awful lot of talk about opera and classical music being elite and being for an elitist group.” Has BeensProblemFacesArtistAttentionGroupsMediaMusic IsAwfulOperaElitesClassical MusicElitist Author:Lesley Garrett
“Opera is credible drama now, and it costs less than going to a football match. What have you got to lose?” LosesFootballDramaCostOperaCredibleFootball Match Author:Lesley Garrett
“The musical heritage of Yorkshire is deep and wide.” MusicalWideHeritageYorkshire Author:Lesley Garrett
“What people really should be able to be confident in is that the standards of music- making that classically trained musicians present is elite, it is the best and all of us as artists should be committed to that.” PeopleShouldAbleArtistMusicianStandardsCommittedElitesBe ConfidentMusic Making Author:Lesley Garrett
“There are a lot of unseen elements to having a successful singing career.” CareersSuccessfulElementsSingingUnseenSinging Career Author:Lesley Garrett
“You can only bite off so much, so you gotta know what you want to do.” KnowsWantWhat You WantBites Author:Lesley Gore
“I think the record industry, by and large what's left of it, is still totally homophobic. I think it's much less so in the film industry now, but the record industry, it's always been a man's world.” ThinkingMenWorldStillsFilmLeftRecordsIndustryFilm IndustryHomophobic Author:Lesley Gore
“More than fantasy or even science fiction, Ray Bradbury wrote horror, and like so many great horror writers he was himself utterly without fear, of anything. He wasn't afraid of looking uncool - he wasn't scared to openly love innocence, or to be optimistic, or to write sentimentally when he felt that way.” WayWritingFeltFictionFantasyHorrorScience FictionScaredOptimisticInnocenceRaysBeing OptimisticUncoolBradbury Author:Lev Grossman
“It's natural for a child to assume that his or her own childhood is unremarkable.” ChildrenNaturalChildhoodAssuming Author:Lev Grossman