Danielle de Niese Quotes

Danielle de Niese

Profession : Musician

Birth : April 11, 1979

My mother actually does most of my shopping for me. I love fashion, but I don't really love shopping.

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I've always been a bit dressed up, even on casual days. I suppose that's the performer in me.

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I got into singing when I was 6.

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The thing that fuels me the most is the desire to be on stage. And singing is the ultimate way of expressing all the emotions that I have inside.

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My professional life shouldn't be an influence on whether I spend time at home. My career is my whole life's blood. It's my calling.

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Unfortunately, opera engagements tend to be made five years in advance, and I don't really agree with that.

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We can all afford to do a little soul-searching about the choices we make and the way we live our lives, but sometimes searching one's soul doesn't provide the answers we seek.

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From my perspective, music allows me to escape from the world of what is happening right in front of me... to the world of my thoughts, my dreams, my hopes and ideas - for the world, for my own life, for the day, even for the moment.

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I love Jimmy Choo and Manolo Blahnik.

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I don't feel I'm fighting to reach this huge audience; it just happens. I go on stage before the audience arrives and look out to this vast empty house. There's something therapeutic about taking in the ring where you'll perform.

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You can't abuse your voice by yelling and screaming.

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