Quotes by australian authors

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. Danielle de Niese

Life Music Dreams Day Me Thoughts World Perspective Own Hopes My Own For The Day Ideas Escape Front Happening Moment Even Right

I'm a huge dog person; I love to hug and kiss them. Danielle de Niese

Love Dog Kiss Hug Huge Person Them

I got into singing when I was 6. Danielle de Niese

Singing Got

I spent my first 10 years in the Commonwealth. I come from cricket, crumpets, cucumber sandwiches, the Queen. Danielle de Niese

Queen First Cricket Spent Come Cucumber Years Commonwealth Sandwiches

What I see as specially English is the charm - everyone is so polite. Being restrained is part of the charm. And I love the sense of humour - it takes me back to Australia. The English are great at making fun of themselves. They're so self-effacing. Danielle de Niese

Love Great Me Sense Back Humour Everyone See Restrained Charm Part Takes Polite Making Australia Being Themselves English Fun

I know there are lots of regional accents in England, but I can't tell them apart and I'm not really aware of class. I don't pay any attention to those boundaries. I'm a California girl. Danielle de Niese

Class Girl Pay Those Tell Attention Boundaries Know California Accents Lots Any Apart Regional Them Really England Aware

To be a famously successful opera singer. I wanted that since I was eight. Danielle de Niese

Since Opera Opera Singer Singer Eight Wanted Successful

My parents kept me very grounded. Danielle de Niese

Me Parents Very Grounded Kept

My Mozart career began as a teenager in Los Angeles, singing arias from 'Le Nozze di Figaro' and 'Don Giovanni.' Danielle de Niese

Singing Teenager Angeles Los Los Angeles Began Mozart Career

Mozart is my first strength. Danielle de Niese

Strength First Mozart

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

Made Tend Advance Opera Years Five Unfortunately Really Engagements Agree

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. Danielle de Niese

Soul Sometimes Live Our Way Our Lives Seek About Make Answers Provide Afford Little Choices Searching Lives

I love Jimmy Choo and Manolo Blahnik. Danielle de Niese

Love Jimmy

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. Danielle de Niese

You Before Stage Fighting Out Ring About Something Vast Taking Feel Perform Reach Look House Empty Audience Go Huge Huge Audience Just Where Happens Therapeutic

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

You Voice Abuse Yelling Screaming Your

I always watched the show thinking, 'Wouldn't it be great to be a member?', but I never thought it would happen. Dannii Minogue

Great Thought Thinking Member Would Never Always Happen Show Watched

I couldn't sing to save myself. Greg went to John after the audition and said, 'She's cute, but she can't sing very well' and he said, 'I know. We'll teach her. I just want her on the show'. Dannii Minogue

Myself Cute John He Know Sing She Well Said Audition Very Just Want After Teach Show Her Save

I didn't expect to get it at all. I just went along to the audition for the experience. Dannii Minogue

Experience Along Audition Expect Get Just

I had a scene where the chair was meant to slide off the table, but do you think it would slide off? No. We were running out of time and we had to get these scenes done urgently. Dannii Minogue

I knew at the time that that wasn't the part I would be doing, they just wanted a screentest so they could have a look at it to show to the directors and producers. Then they wrote a part for me or maybe they already had it in mind, I don't know. Dannii Minogue

It was like an older but better version of Young Talent Time because we had more time to spend on it. There were three guys and three girls and we made thirteen episodes that were sold in the United States and Canada. Dannii Minogue

Time Better Made Girl Three Young Older Sold Spend States Guys More Had Talent Like Because Were Version Canada Young Talent Episodes United United States Thirteen

It was sort of good it happened because it broke the ice with everyone. Dannii Minogue

Good Everyone Broke Sort Because Happened Ice