There's nothing more frustrating than seeing a conductor say, 'Play softer,' as they're waving their hands in huge gestures.

I don't want to portray myself as a daredevil. I'm not at all.

The best way to refine an interpretation is by getting out and performing.

I hope I will always have the chance to play the violin.

When you play a violin piece, you are a storyteller, and you're telling a story.

You only live once, so I try to say yes to everything.

You don't have to have lots of love affairs to know what love is.

Kids need to be structured in some way, but you don't want to force something down their throats that they have no interest in.

Conducting is a strange thing to teach.

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.

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.

There are no random acts...We are all connected...You can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from the wind...

Although I've always been easily led by my imagination, I was, and I remain, a rational person.

I smile thinly, to make it clear that this will happen when hell turns into a family friendly summer resort.

Crossing the Fens by boat there comes the realisation that water not earth or sky is the natural element in this landscape.

The miracles of life are love, faith and hope.

The least practical of us have some petty thrift dear to our hearts, some one direction in which we love to scrimp.

I wanted to be taken out of myself.

People always come up to me and say, 'you should do standup.' It's nice to discover things about yourself. That keeps everything lively and fun.

It's one thing to be this 'tough chick,' but you also have to be likeable.

Oh dear,' said Eddie. 'We'd better hurry. Tinto, call me a cab.' All right,' said Tinto. 'You're a cab.