After Reaching 50, I Began To Wonder

Nobody Else Can Make The Sound You Make.

The Tradition Of Classical Music And The Opera Is Such That It Used To Be The Place Where Social Intercourse Could Take Place Between All Parts Of Society: Politicians, Industrialists, Artists, Citizens, Etc. That Tradition, I Think, Still Exists, But It's Much, Much More Diluted.

One Of The Marks Of A Great Teacher Lies Not Only In An Ability To Impart Knowledge But Also In Knowing When To Encourage A Student To Go Off On His Own.

I Love Grocery Shopping When I'm Home. That's What Makes Me Feel Totally Normal. I Love Both The Idea Of Home As In Being With My Family And Friends, And Also The Idea Of Exploration. I Think Those Two Are Probably My Great Interests.

This Middle Age Thing Is A Little Weird. Some Friends And Mentors Are Gone, And There's A Very Forward-looking New Generation Coming Up Behind Me. So It's Very Much Finding My Own Place.