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"I really wanted to be an opera soprano."
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"Even the Beatles lived their lives as a soap opera."
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"Opera is a beautiful and important diversion for me."
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"I sang opera, I sang show tunes. I got into a rock band for a while. I've sung a lot of different things."
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"Ironically, that was quite a bit of the appeal of Rumours. It's equally interesting on a musical level and as a soap opera."
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"A great opera house isn't run by a director, but by a great administrator."
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"The opera tells the story with all the built-in contradictions and from many different angles."
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"Many years ago I was in another soap opera called The Newcomers which was on twice a week for three years. I really don't think I could do another stint like that again."
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"But I won't deprive myself of singing opera as long as my voice follows."
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"Well, the very best operas are the ones written by the very best composers."
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"Well, opera began with an intent to resuscitate Greek drama, that is, modern opera as we know it."
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"Above all else, deep in my soul, I'm a tough Irishwoman."
Soul
"When How Green Was My Valley finally wrapped, I thought John Ford was a walking god."
God
"I had always been a tomboy - I still am, at heart."
Heart
"Charles Laughton signed me to my first movie contract at 17. He later asked my parents if he could adopt me."
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"I really wanted to be an opera soprano."
Opera
"My whole life was foretold to me. An old Romany gypsy read my fortune."
Life
"The depth of John Candy's talent did surprise me. He was one of my all-time favorite leading men."
Men
"As the 1960s began, a new breed of Hollywood leading lady was emerging. She was elegant, international, and wonderfully comedic."
Lady
"John Candy knew he was going to die. He told me on his 40th birthday. He said, well, Maureen, I'm on borrowed time."
Time
"I grew up in the theater and danced ballet atrociously."
Ballet
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