Like many composers, most of my compositions are influenced by the music I've listened to throughout my life.

As you may know my use of Celtic music is extremely simple and short. However there is something about it that will remain in your mind for a long, long time.

However now we can create a sound that can truly startle someone and in terms of sound effects I think the environment that we are in now has improved dramatically.

There's some familiarity in Celtic music, even if you've never heard that piece of music before.

We hope that eventually there would be an occasion which I can personally prove that game music can in fact impress many different people and move them.

I always begin to compose the melody first.

I guess many game music fans prefer original soundtrack albums.

Certainly my only interest is not in Celtic music.

It was very difficult to startle or surprise someone with a particular sound during the family computer era.

When you talk about the Final Fantasy series, the series started selling better after 7, and that was the base idea for the center of the set list for the LA concert.

And as far as the Disney Concert hall is concerned, it is a wonderful modern structure and I am extremely honored that I had this opportunity to have a concert here.

Overcoming challenges makes life a worthwhile adventure.

I'm one of the best actresses. One day I will win an Oscar.

There was confusion since I stood here 35 years ago.

I've always gone out with men who wanted a cook all the time.

I nicknamed everyone in the gym. It was easier than remembering their names.

I won't be alive so I won't care who finds me.

A yawn is more disconcerting than a contradiction.

Biology has progressed tremendously due to the model that Darwin put forth. But the black boxes Darwin accepted are now being opened, and our view of the world is again being shaken.

Those who have safe and secure jobs pay more taxes than those who own the business that provides the jobs

I am deeply reminded that our life’s journey is a gift, not a given, and that we can never truly know how long the journey will last. All we can do is decide how it unfolds.