Even films without music are inspiring, as I think a good story is full of changes, different paces, and ideas.

I like to express true emotions under the cover of melancholy: It includes fulfilment and pain, which describes human existence.

When I read a script, I am already in the movie with my music, and I can dive into a world that I haven't seen before.

When I'm walking with my father through the woods, and we reach a place where you see so far that your ego suddenly shrinks because you are so touched by the dimension of your surroundings.

I was actually very surprised after using some plastic necklaces on the strings, as the sound was very bright. Sometimes I just put something inside that lies next to me.

I am surprising myself [at] each show, and the delivered piano often surprises me. Sometimes the piano is so old that I don't have to prepare it, and sometimes I have a concert grand!

I can't say that electronic gear is restrictive. I think it is a challenge to play with electronic gear, and I regularly [perform] concerts with guys who are processing sound.

I was always interested in finding the elegance of each style and understanding why it influences so many people.

I am inspired by the films of Pedro Almodóvar, as they are funny, sad, and extremely weird.

I was bored to death and thinking more about the minibar and the after-show party than the performance.

I had a record deal with Sony in the beginning of the 90s, and I was rapping and singing in my band.

Extraordinary effervescence exists within you, waiting to be tapped.

The world is made of more than particles. It's made of things you can't hold in your hand, like fear, love, loss, hope, truth.

Lo! on a narrow neck of land, 'Twixt two unbounded seas, I stand. Secure, insensible.

I like France, where everybody thinks he's Napoleon--down here everybody thinks he's Christ.

You need to become a good listener. As you're working, you hear someone else's lines and how you absorb them becomes your acting.

It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.

Hey kids! Let's put on a show!

Well, I think there has to be some (gun) control.

Human beings need unhappiness at least as much as they need happiness.

Sometimes some of the toughest things you deal with end up being the best things because you realize the people that you can rely on, that love you and support you through it.