I always find Bach to be an expression of a love of life. There's an enthusiasm that's absolutely contagious.

Teaching is really very, very important. I always tell my students that you should find an opportunity to teach. When you teach others, you teach yourself.

Life is always full of challenges. I believe you're never happy unless you're consistently making challenges for yourself.

The thing about talent is that it comes at different ages, sometimes at a very early age. That's when I find it to be the most challenging.

Television will always err on the side of making something not quite as classy as it could be.

I'm a great sports fan, you know. I love to watch tennis and basketball and baseball and so on.