I think I infuse the music with a new passion. Part of this is because I have fallen in love: I am in love with the New York Philharmonic. The chemistry has just been right. Beyond expectation.

In this world, there's even room for quality.

What our profession is all about is interacting with people.

There is a difference between how you live your life, and what you do with your life.

We all have the time we need to tell our stories.

Hurry wounds a questioning soul.

I am afraid... But I keep on loving what's on the other side of this fight, and that will have to make me brave.

Some people lose all respect for the lion unless he devours them instantly. There is no pleasing some people.

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

External things are not the problem. It's your assessment of them. Which you can erase right now.

I wanted to tell a story that interested me as much in the telling as in the watching.

I try to ride my horses three times a week. It's nice to be out in nature, where you can't take a phone call.

Life is a series of awakenings