Lesley Garrett Quotes
To tell you the truth, I never listen to opera at home.
Lesley Garrett
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Natalie Massenet
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I thought the script was very good, but something was missing. I wanted to come out with a cane, come down slowly, have it stick into one of the bricks, get up, fall over, roll around, and they all laugh and applaud. The director asked, ‘what do you want to do that for?’ I said from that time on, no one will know if I’m lying or telling the truth.
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To tell you the truth, I never listen to opera at home.
Lesley Garrett
