“I want to make a music that is not a reflection of me, but a reflection of the world.”

“The older I get, the less I know. By the time I'm 80, I'll be a raving idiot.”

“Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is THE BEST.”

“An optimist is a man who plants two acorns and buys a hammock.”

“The work of the individual still remains the spark that moves mankind forward.”

“If the audience doesn't care about the characters, they won't care about the jokes.”

“Elegance is for tailors.”

“The challenge of the epic is to make it human.”

“History is the greatest poet.”

“To be an artist is to be in a constant state of becoming.”

“The camera is a wonderful invention, but it can't see the spirit of a person.”