What drew me to the violin was mastering the instrument technically, which I'm continuing to do.
At a music hall, I'll get upset if someone coughs or if someone's cellphone goes off.
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 like trying things, I am kind of adventurous and I like thrill seeking.
I never had any real expectations about what sort of success I would have or all the publicity.
I want to do everything. That's my problem.
No one tells you what to do if you completely flop at the beginning of a performance.
I grew up in a musical family, but nobody was a professional musician.
Over the years, I've collected a lot of musical friends.
I love the outdoor festival feeling.
I write arrangements. Im sort of a wannabe composer.
Every orchestra is different. Sometimes, you're blown away by a particular musician. If I'm playing the Brahms concerto, it's crucial to have a great oboe player, because we work in tandem.
Although I hardly ever turn on the TV set unless it's football season, I do watch a lot of TV on my iPad - perfect for long airplane journeys.
We live in the least ugly time in history.
When you play for ticket-holders, you are already validated. I have no sense that I need to be accepted. I'm already accepted.
