Andrea Bocelli Quotes

You can be born with the talent to be an opera star, but you've got to work and practice it.

I just love the thrill of performing on stage. I believe that singing is something I was put here to do.

I love singing. I have spent as much of my life trying to improve my singing as I have practising guitar.

My goal is to be the best TV presenter, the best entertainer, the best singer. I still want to be the best dancer. I want to be the best at everything I do.

I've always wanted to be a singer and an actor. I will continue to concentrate on both because I love both.

The secret of being a great actor is a love of food.

True expression is hard when performing opera. The problem is that opera relies on the dramatic context of the piece. It can be interpreted and represented, but there are guidelines; there is a vocabulary within the pieces that you must know objectively and reflect.

I'd love to have the time to learn to sing opera properly rather than bellowing half-formed fragments of melody in exuberant moments.

Whether it be in acting, music, or even in dancing, I only want to do things that I truly connect to, and with my music, it's everything that I am.

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

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.

I'm an actress. It's my passion. It's - I've always lived for acting.

I would love to be an amazing singer. I take voice lessons. It's good to have as a dancer - to be able to sing and act, too, because for a Broadway show or musical, you have to be able to do everything.

The wonderful thing about acting is that you can use all of your talents and interests in your work.

I love acting. I just love it. It's in my bones.

Acting has always been my passion and will remain so.

Singing is something that I have learnt. I have given exams for it.

All I ever thought about was music and being a musician.

Singing is something I love to do. I feel very confident doing it.

I am passionate about singing, and I strive to improve with every song and keep getting better.

I just wanted to perform all day, every day.

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

That's the extraordinary thing about opera: it has the power to elicit a physical reaction. I don't know if I'd have been any good or not, but I do know that I was never committed enough to find out.

Singing has been a passion of mine, equal to or greater than acting, ever since I was very small.

I wanna make music that I feel proud of when I'm onstage, that I feel like I put my all into.