Anyone who creates something new or does something different artistically is going to be singled out. Carlisle Floyd Read Quote
America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn’t put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist. Carlisle Floyd Read Quote
I found a certain kind of music congenial to me; it never occurred to me to write music that was academically acceptable. Carlisle Floyd Read Quote
It seems to me opera is just as relevant as an expressive art as anything else. Carlisle Floyd Read Quote
The story of Willie Stark fascinated me because it was tackling the story of a man who outwardly has all the success one could possibly want and who is destroyed by his personal demons. Carlisle Floyd Read Quote
I was interested in what was really going on in Salem at that time, and I resolved to investigate this seemingly unorthodox treatment of the people and the period. Carlisle Floyd Read Quote
I think anything that is expressed directly and as honestly as possible will last. Carlisle Floyd Read Quote
When I’ve seen my operas in Europe, they have always struck me as more American than when I hear them here. I can’t tell you what that phenomenon is. Carlisle Floyd Read Quote
