If I think something is beautiful, there must be somebody out there who will agree with me.

When you go to the theater, if you’re really involved in the play, you don’t think about it – you’re in it.

What I’ve learned is that it’s okay to take from heroes, such as Debussy, but it has to be filtered through my own personality so that ultimately it’s me.

If I think something is beautiful, there must be somebody out there who will agree with me.

You never write down to the people – you write the best you can with the hope that someone else will feel the same way.