Vilém Tauský, one of his pupils, described his encounters with Janáček as somewhat distressing for someone unused to his personality and noted that Janáček's characteristically staccato speech rhythms were reproduced in some of his operatic characters.
En av hans elever, Vilém Tauský, beskrev möten med Janáček som något plågsamma för den som inte var van vid hans personlighet, och noterade att Janáčeks karaktäristiska staccaterade tal återkom i några av hans operaroller.