32 Quotes by Danielle de Niese

My parents kept me very grounded.

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

Mozart is my first strength.

One of the things I loved about my childhood was that I didn't feel like I lost my innocence too young, like some children these days.

I believed in Santa Claus until I was 12!

In a fit at the bookstore one day, I bought all my favourite composers' biographies: Schubert, Massenet, Wolf. I've still not had a chance to read them; it breaks my heart. But when you travel so much, you just can't take that many books with you.

One of my favourite books of all time: 'The Great Gatsby'. I just think it's so well written.

My dad's in banking, my mum manages the American branch of a Swiss vitamin company; they're really busy, but they still come to all my premieres.

My mother actually does most of my shopping for me. I love fashion, but I don't really love shopping.