A great artist can really enter the logic of any particular mazurka and fully understand the language of Chopin's music.

It's important to play the pieces that you feel you can play well. It was always my dream to play Bach - my first love and fascination - Chopin, and Szymanowski.

There are so many people who are interested in classical music. Fortunately, I think many of them are quite young, so it's wonderful to present new programs to them.

Once I started playing the piano, after my first small competition, I realized that the piano was the right instrument for me.

I dreamt of playing in the big halls all over the world and it has always been my dream to play for people in many different countries.

Human psychology is the most mysterious thing in the world.

You realize as a director that when you are cutting a film, you want to have alternatives. You need color and choices. You don't want four takes that are identical.

I want a private life, I truly do. I'm not just pretending to want one like lots of celebrities.

People enjoy media and games in different ways - some people enjoy something that they can take seriously and invest themselves in. That's something we're comfortable with.

I lose hope when the desire for life awakens within me; but I regain it whenever the longing for death comes upon me.

The trouble with worrying so much about your security in the future is that you feel so insecure in the present.

Wisdom and compassion should become the dominating influences that guide our thoughts , our words, and our actions.

There's no way in hell I could have achieved what I have without being a good student and listening to the wisdom of others

Take care of each man as though he were your own brother. He is.

You never can tell whether bad luck may not after all turn out to be good luck.