If I Were In A Position To

It Would Be Very Tempting To Say That Why Paint Because We Have Michelangelo, We Have Leonardo [da Vinci], We Have All These Guys. Why Waste Your Time, Because Most Likely You're Not Going To Be On That Level Anyway.

The Philharmonic Became Such A Journey And Adventure In My Life, And A Deeply Satisfying Thing.

Lots Of Really Interesting People Move To U.s And Decide To Work Here, Because Of This Whole Attitude And Openness. I'm Absolutely Convinced That This Is Just The Beginning. In A Couple Decades We Will See An Even More Dramatic Change.

When An Artist Works Today Or Whenever, It's Not About Creating Immortal Masterpieces, Because That's The One Thing We Don't Decide Ourselves.

There Is Something Very Special About This Part Of The World [u.s], Which Is The Openness And The Curiosity And The Lack Of Prejudice And The Lack Of Generally Accepted Norms As To What Art Should Be And How An Artist's Career Should Go And All That.