Diva Quotes

There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva. (Josh Groban)
It was darn nigh impossible for women in rock in the '70s. There wasn't a mold if you were a woman and you were in the entertainment in the '70s. You were probably a disco diva or a folk singer, or simply ornamental. Radio would play only one woman per hour. View quote
Ann Wilson
Actually, I take it as a compliment. Diva is a derivative of divine. That's quite a title to carry around. View quote
Calista Flockhart
I don't mean to be a diva, but some days you wake up and you're Barbara Streisand. View quote
Courtney Love
I think it takes a strong man to be in a relationship with a strong woman. A lot of people hear the word 'diva' and think of it as a negative. I see it as a positive. I want somebody who knows what they want out of life and isn't afraid to show it. View quote
Nick Cannon
I think the diva is kind of a cliche. My definition of a diva is somebody whose talent does not match what they're trying to play, so all this temperament comes out. View quote
Glenn Close
Diva has a negative connotation. View quote
Glenn Close
A diva is someone who is a perfectionist, who does her best in her craft. View quote
Patti LaBelle
So if diva means giving your best, then yes, I guess I am a diva. View quote
Patti LaBelle
I know what I want, and I know what needs to be done to make my performance better. So I do these little askings, about the lights and costumes. It's not the diva speaking. It's the artist who knows how it has to be done. View quote
Anna Netrebko
I've learned to try to sustain myself by holding on to the integrity of who I am. I'm not talking big diva. I'm quiet. I'm shy. And I became stronger when I stopped trying to be the person they wanted me to be. (Crystal Waters)
I prefer Princess. I would love to be known as a diva later on in life when I've had far more experiences. View quote
Deborah Cox
A diva is someone who pretends to know who she is and looks fabulous doing it. View quote
Jenifer Lewis
But a true diva has dismissed that drama. A true diva's heart is open, and she's ready to play by her own rules - rules that are gentle and kind. View quote
Jenifer Lewis
An extraordinary diva would never sit by herself. View quote
John Lone
I know that I'm definitely not a big big snob, and I know that at the times that I am a diva I know I'm being a diva. It's kind of annoying to know that you are. Because it's a person I do not want to be. So I'm trying my best not to become a jerk. View quote
Jackie Evancho
When I was really young. My sister and I would create different characters with our Barbie dolls - I'd be the crazy diva Barbie and she'd be the homeless Barbie. View quote
Jordana Brewster
Sometimes I think it's better to be a diva. View quote
Julia Barr
I'm determined to be a diva. View quote
Lexa Doig
I'm totally Italian, but I'm not a diva. If you could see the way I'm dressed in daily life, that's not a diva. Appearances are so not important to me. View quote
Patti LuPone
The word diva to me means doing something supernatural with something natural. (Patti LuPone)
I'm not a diva. I'm a tadpole trying to be a frog. View quote
Toni Braxton
I am no fashion diva - I grew up on the beaches in South Africa and am a nature girl that spends a lot of time outdoors. Fashion speaks to me through an occasion. View quote
Tanit Phoenix
You know, I don't know about this "Diva thing," O. K. This "Diva thing" is getting a little out of hand, I think. I mean if anything, I'm a divette. View quote
Gloria Estefan
That term's definitely got a negative aura to it, because people think a diva is somebody with an attitude who demands things all the time. Of course there is that type of diva, but my idea of a diva has always been a singer - whether male or female - who gets on that stage and captivates you with their presence and their voice. View quote
Jordin Sparks