The audience expects a performance of the highest standard, and that's all that matters. When I appear in a cinema in New York, people recognize me and consequently they watch me and not the movie. It's the same in a restaurant. I don't want to be unpleasant to anybody. When I need calm and I see a crowd outside the theatre, I sometimes ask somebody to tell them that there will be no autographs and pictures today.
Fame requires sacrifices.
I don't sacrifice myself to the extent that I give up everything. I still go to the cinema. But many things are impossible because I have to take care of myself. A day before a performance of The Queen of Spades in Salzburg I wanted very much to take part in a traditional football match which has been organized there for years. But I couldn't, because I was scheduled to sing.