Emanuel Ax

“The great thing about music is that you can get your feelings out and you can share them with people.”

“When you play a concerto with a small orchestra, you don't feel it is as important as Carnegie Hall. You try to work, but it's not the same.”

“I'm not interested in being a celebrity. I'm not interested in being a star. I'm interested in being a musician.”

“I think any musician is a dreamer, has to be a dreamer.”

“I'm always amazed at how much people talk about television because I have no television.”

“One of the things I love about music is that it's a living art form. It's not something that is static.”