My mother was the worst kind ...

My mother was the worst kind of stage mother. She would make me and my younger sister and brother little duckling costumes and put us in kiddie shows.
 Renee Fleming

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In a sense, it's less about seeing how high up I can vault than about seeing how deeply I can explore my potential...Ambition for me is about the willingness to work, the ability to mine my own soul fearlessly.
 Renee Fleming
I haven't really been able to transfer into that extraordinarily other worldly creature, other than I hope on stage.
 Renee Fleming
Very few opera singers in history have been able to cross into popular music.
 Renee Fleming
I have not changed with the accomplishments. I've remained the same. If I had changed, great. You know, but I haven't.
 Renee Fleming
So much can be gained from watching other singers, seeing what they do and what they don't do, seeing how they look when they breathe, how wide they open their mouths for a high note.
 Renee Fleming