The symphonies are the things that, as a soloist, I've not gotten to play. I used to travel the world playing concertos, and then I would sit and listen to the symphony.

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.

A feeling of joy if not shared or tasted is a waste of a chance to be embraced.

What you experience is the accumulation of what you have thought about and wished for.

My buildings should have an emotional core - a space which, in itself, has an emotional nice feeling.

Love is more pleasant than marriage for the same reason that novels are more amusing than history.

The faith that anyone could move from rags to riches - with enough guts and gumption, hard work and nose to the grindstone - was once at the core of the American Dream.

I cannot comment on any player who has ongoing criminal charges and legal situations.

Right before my eyes, I could see my life going away from me and there was nothing I could do.

Tell me about a person's family, friends, and community, and I'll tell you what his opinions are.

[On Elizabeth Barrett Browning:] Her sweetness of character is even beyond her genius.

Facebook has woven itself into the fabric of our lives and the foundation of the Internet. I think everything will be redefined because people are using their real identities on the Internet.