Victor Borge Quotes

I think I just have a natural operatic aesthetic. I can't help it.

The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play.

For me, bel canto is medicine for the voice.

The biggest thing is to just keep your voice in shape so that when the emotion hits, it's there to have the colors to paint those pictures with the lyrics as well as the sound.

The better voice doesn't mean being a better singer.

Above all, I am an opera singer. This is how people will remember me.

Singing is incredibly physical.

I love to sing and I do think that my strength as a singer is... I think I have a voice that is certainly sufficient under most any circumstances... but I think my strength is that I really am an actor and I really do have to own what I am saying.

I just wanted to show people - maybe I'm wrong - that I can still really sing. I can sing better than I ever have before. My intonation is way better, my timing, my phrasing - there's a lot more expression; I feel it's a more lived-in, soulful voice.

The activity of a singer that sings opera is similar to that of an athlete.

I originally wanted to be an opera singer. I studied classical voice at the University of Washington but soon realised I didn't have the instrument or the discipline. The road for opera singers is more difficult than for actors.

But I won't deprive myself of singing opera as long as my voice follows.

I use my voice as an instrument.

I've always felt myself as being a serious singer.

Voice is my instrument.

I have so much respect for the big opera singers that I never dare to say I'm a singer.

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

If I could sing like a Chaka Khan, an Aretha, a Kim Burrell, if I could do all these amazing runs and belt it out, I would. I've attempted that, and it's not something anyone would want to hear.

For me, learning how to sing was just like learning how to speak.

In every song, there is a vocal element that doesn't have any words. I wanted to play around with how emotive and expressive my voice could be.

For me the voice is the most important, but making your singing believable makes a great performer.

You have to get to know your voice and its strengths and play on those. It took me quite a long time.

My version of lip-synching is singing full-out with the track.

When I was in the recording studio, I needed to concentrate on what my voice was doing, which is rather difficult if you can't actually see what you are supposed to be singing.

The human voice is the most perfect instrument of all.