“Well, the teacher I studied with for nineteen and a half years was a m...” — Betty Buckley Quote

Well, the teacher I studied with for nineteen and a half years was a man named Paul Gavert. He was a great lieder singer, so basically I'm a trained lieder singer because of that teacher. The teacher I currently study with - since 1995 - is Joan Lader, who also studied with Gavert.

I'll tell you something: I am such an admirer of Glenn Close.

The pure connecting factor is that those of us who describe ourselves as feminists want equal rights for all people.

There's a lot of maintenance that goes into being a professional singer.

The practice of meditation can reveal to you more of your mental capacity.

I am currently in Haiti to help the Haitian people in their reconstruction.

A dream role of mine that I'm currently talking to some people about - I'm trying to get an Aaliyah biopic made, but a proper one, and see if we can get the family's permission and get all the rights to all the music.

I am currently talking to one of the studios about making American Star as a TV series.

I've never been in love with fashion, actually; trends and catwalks don't interest me. I love clothes; I love them historically and currently. They represent a spirit of the times and the zeitgeist.