Intonation is important, especially when it is cold.

Suddenly I was in the right tempo - but it wasn't.

I'm conducting slowly because I don't know the tempo.

Accelerando means in tempo. Don't rush.

At every concert I've sensed a certain insecurity about the tempo. It's clearly marked 80...uh, 69.

Bizet was a very young man when he composed this symphony, so play it softly.

Beauty is less important than quality.

Im one of the boys, no better than the last second violinist. Im just the lucky one to be standing in the center, telling them how to play.

I told him he'd have a heart attack a year ago, but unfortunately he lived a year longer.

Thank you for your cooperation and vice versa.

There was confusion since I stood here 35 years ago.

You will not be a success in every business, but if you don’t start a business you will never be a success.

The universe makes it possible. Your mindset makes it probable. Your action makes it reality.

But this is how some get lost in the race of life, they spend their lives judging how much they will do or how much they should do based on what everyone else around them is doing.

A life whose beginning we do not remember, and whose end we do not know.

With acting, you might have a month of very intense work, but youve got a lot of downtime as well.

I got my SAG card when I was 10 by starring in a Beenie Weenie's commercial.

He closed his eyes, dropping his forehead against hers. “You’ll be the death of me, Elena.” She smiled. “You need a little excitement in that boring old life of yours.

If men are really humble, they will realize that they discover, but do not create, truth.

It was an important period for us, because even though we weren't a "punk band", and what became a model for a punk band, we were able to be dragged along by the spirit of that time.

I've always been interested in combining architecture with a social agenda, and I really think you can invest and be inventive with hospitals and housing.