I was bored to death and thinking more about the minibar and the after-show party than the performance.

I like to express true emotions under the cover of melancholy: It includes fulfilment and pain, which describes human existence.

When I read a script, I am already in the movie with my music, and I can dive into a world that I haven't seen before.

When I'm walking with my father through the woods, and we reach a place where you see so far that your ego suddenly shrinks because you are so touched by the dimension of your surroundings.

I was actually very surprised after using some plastic necklaces on the strings, as the sound was very bright. Sometimes I just put something inside that lies next to me.

I am surprising myself [at] each show, and the delivered piano often surprises me. Sometimes the piano is so old that I don't have to prepare it, and sometimes I have a concert grand!

I can't say that electronic gear is restrictive. I think it is a challenge to play with electronic gear, and I regularly [perform] concerts with guys who are processing sound.

I was always interested in finding the elegance of each style and understanding why it influences so many people.

I am inspired by the films of Pedro Almodóvar, as they are funny, sad, and extremely weird.

I had a record deal with Sony in the beginning of the 90s, and I was rapping and singing in my band.

I always liked stories that carry on and have a different format from the normal music video.

if the world go wrong, it was, in some off-hand manner, never meant to go right.

You have to learn before you can earn.

To be carnally minded is to be spiritually dead

I know you'll never love me like you used to.

A cowboy is a farm boy in leather britches and a comical hat.

Working with Woody Allen is like filming Howard Hughes's will. It's a very mysterious and strange event. You never get a peek at the whole will.

I've had many challenges - every entrepreneur does - it's the nature of the beast.

The sun is simple. A sword is simple. A storm is simple. Behind everything simple is a huge tail of complicated.

There are moments of mingled sorrow and tenderness, which hallow the caresses of affection.

It is not the return on my investment that I am concerned about; it's the return of my investment