Sarah Brightman Quotes

Singing well has always been important to me, but the most important factor is the connection to the audience.

I have never been too concerned about things you're supposed to be concerned about as a singer. Pitch is important, and so is sounding good. But I think there's something underneath all that.

The ballet embodies the notes of music. And sometimes you almost feel like you can see the notes dance up there on the stage.

I think every good song tells a story, as ambiguous and vague as it may be. And if you know what a song is talking about, it can only help your performance.

I realized that equipment really had little to do with why I sound like the way I sound.

Dance is one of the most revealing art forms.

Poetry is a sort of homecoming.

Doing a scene truthfully is very similar to doing a song truthfully. They're really parallel.

The beauty of it is when you can just show up and hit the notes.

With Whitney she has such a unique sound and powerful instrument that she made those songs her own. She might as well have written them because she brought such a power and passion to them that were very unique. She has a great gift.

But otherwise, music is about a beat and a message.

Sincerity and the correct use of the voice are the greatest things in the art of acting.

Music is in everything I do.

Singers have a lot in common with actors because you have to dig deep into a song and show the audience what you are feeling as you sing.

My vibrato was my weakness. With romantic pieces, I could be a lot more schmaltzy. My wider vibrato fit that.

I love dance - trying to express myself wordlessly.

I love the physical movement and beauty of dance.

I'm not interested in how well someone can sing. It's what you're singing that interests me.

Singing involves a great deal of psychology.

Actors and singers share common ground in that they both express something.

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

I studied other singers, so I would learn how to phrase, and learn how to breathe. And the main thing was, I learned how to inhabit my song.

One of the things that made Bob so unique and wonderful is that he had a genuine style, like Balanchine, like de Mille.

I've always been a dancer, and I will always be a dancer.

Dance was something that came to me before I could even walk or talk.