I never had any real expectations about what sort of success I would have or all the publicity.

I don't want to portray myself as a daredevil. I'm not at all.

The best way to refine an interpretation is by getting out and performing.

I hope I will always have the chance to play the violin.

When you play a violin piece, you are a storyteller, and you're telling a story.

You only live once, so I try to say yes to everything.

You don't have to have lots of love affairs to know what love is.

Kids need to be structured in some way, but you don't want to force something down their throats that they have no interest in.

There's nothing more frustrating than seeing a conductor say, 'Play softer,' as they're waving their hands in huge gestures.

Conducting is a strange thing to teach.

Actors want to do Shakespeare again and again, or want to do Hamlet. When you hear one guy do Hamlet and another guy do it, it's going to be a whole different experience.

I know that I'm crazy. And that has made all the difference." From: Furiously Happy: A funny book about horrible things.

You see dear it is not true that woman was made from man's rib she was really made from his funny bone.

For centuries, America has led the world on a long march toward freedom and democracy. Let's reclaim our clean energy leadership and lead the world toward clean energy independence.

My dad was one of only four congressmen who supported Reagan.

Stage and film are just two wildly different animals. Why compare the two?

Being interested in a woman is quite another matter from being in love with one.

I had to learn to forgive myself, not to judge, but to learn from the past. They showed me how vital it is to accept, be truthful, and love myself. So I could do the same with others.

We learn by making mistakes. If you genuinely want to have a multifaceted career that takes you into multiple industries, then I think you have to be willing to fail.

A literary influence is never just a literary influence. It's also an influence in the way you see everything - in the way you feel your life.