Luciano Pavarotti Quotes:

"Am I afraid of high notes? Of course I am afraid. What sane man is not?" (In "Thirteen," PBS, February 1978)


"In opera, as with any performing art, to be in great demand and to command high fees you must be good of course, but you must also be famous. The two are different things." (Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright, Pavarotti, My Own Story)


"One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating." (Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright, Pavarotti, My Own Story)


"I could tell you all sorts of fanciful stories about my glands making me fat. But I would be lying. It’s the food!" (Helen Matheopoulos, Divo: Great Tenors, Baritones and Basses Discuss Their Roles)