Beethoven, Schubert, Schoenberg, Berg imply a type of pianist who is intellectual. That's not always associated with female soloists.

I don't like to hurry. I'm not a conductor of the fast, fiery romantic type. I prefer Bruckner, with the sincerity of his musical language and the huge time spans in which his ideas develop, to Mahler, with his hysteria and self-indulgence.

Investing in a startup does not make you an entrepreneur any more than buying a grand piano makes you a concert pianist.

As an actor, you always want to find a piece of who you are in every role you take on.

I was told when I went for a life-insurance exam when I was 18 that I was not likely to live past 50, so I refused to pay the premium.

The most perfect expression of human behavior is a string quartet.