SARAH BRIGHTMAN

I can't be a wife. I'm not that sort of person. Wives have to compromise all the time.

I had been overexposed in a particular way because my marriage to an extremely successful older man meant I was involved in his public life as well as my own.

We are all made up of stars and all of us are billions of years old - that's what I believe, at least.

I'm not flying to the moon. But when I've talked to people who have been up, you can tell it's really special because without fail a very special light comes into their eyes and they appear to be very fulfilled in some way and very calm.

It's in everyone's best interest to help close the gender gap in the sciences.

When you gaze at stars and think about planets, the places it takes your imagination are amazing! You look up the sky, and you know the stars have always been here; they were referenced in biblical times and have always been present. They are somewhere up there in the future, and they guide you; they make you feel safe.

Mozart is always a bit of a challenge - you know, even though it is often given to very young singers, it is actually the most complicated to sing in many instances.

Philosophy changes day by day.

I'm an interpreter of music.

I am not quite sure where home is right now. I do have places in London and Milan, and a house in Spain. I guess I would say home is where my mother is, and she lives in Spain.

I always felt older than my years, maybe because I was married to someone older.

When I sing, I close my eyes. If I see a feather, everything is fine. Without this image in my mind, the sound is not 'truthful' enough, and I must begin again. I have to.

As I get older, I become more imaginative and feel like I have maybe a shorter time to get a lot of things going on in my mind done.

I have the sort of round face that you complain about when you're younger, but which serves you well as you get older.

A journey into space is the greatest adventure I can imagine.

I think of myself not just as a dreamer, but as a dream chaser.

You do have to be fairly selfish when you have a gift. You cannot afford to let too many outside things get in the way.

I don't think I would get married again; I don't know if I'm a very good candidate because of all the touring I do.

Being varied is something I do instinctively and naturally. I feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment.

I've wanted to go to space, really, since I was a little girl.

The opportunity to orbit the Earth, witnessing multiple sunrises and sunsets every day, looking back to our small blue life-sustaining jewel from a distance, gives me the greatest sense of anticipation.

I look at composers and conductors, anybody involved in music or writing or art in general; they got more done as they got older. If I can, I'll be one of those people because what I do is my passion.

I like, 'I Believe In Father Christmas' - that is one of my favorites it is a lovely composition; 'Colder Than Winter' as well. There are so many beautiful songs.

I've always been interested in space and the idea of exploration in that area since I was a child growing up through the '60s.

I actually want to go up into space.