It's just a spare room in my apartment. It's very cluttered and not particularly aesthetically inspiring, and it's very un-noise-proof.

I can really only can record at home.

I'm always anxious in introducing sounds that don't originate with the cello.

Last time I was recording, I was trying to loop on the computer, but it's really difficult because it's really different from looping on hardware.

I feel as though I can get an end result that works for me, but as far as recording techniques, I don't feel that confident in my abilities.

People tend to eat through the cello. They tend to take out the things that make it beautifully cello-y sometimes.

I saw Grizzly Man; I know what can happen.

I have totally like an urbanite relationship to nature. I mean I'm not someone who hikes.

I don't really understand the natural world, I admire it and am a little bit afraid of its power.

I feel like we as human beings are trampling all over the natural world, but at the same time, we are totally in its power.

I've been making the recordings for a long time, and I have tons and tons of them. I'm like a digital hoarder or something - everything is on like hard drives and whatever.

We do not remember days, Shemei, we remember moments, and the richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.

Democracy doesn't work unless the public is informed.

Words are an invitation to life, a request to bring energy into form. Choose your words carefully.

No animal has more liberty than the cat, but it buries the mess it makes. The cat is the best anarchist.

I am ... willing to make it clear that American foreign policy must uphold the sanctity of international treaties. That is the cornerstone on which all relations between nations must rest.

I would love to direct a movie, something I really like with a great cast. What a dream!

I think, as Ive gotten older I have realized what a huge privilege it is to even be in this business. I, more than ever, love what I do.

If you follow all of the rules, you'll miss all of the fun.

Great events have sent before them their announcements.

I like the idea of taking a true classic written by a true genius and essentially destroying it!