I knew I was going to be composing. It all makes sense in retrospect. But you don't know while you're in the process of improvising your life.

- William Bolcom

Once I know what the first page is, then the rest will come.

- William Bolcom

I would find myself, not necessarily always assigning these little bits of music for here or there, but all of a sudden something would fall into pla…

- William Bolcom

There's got to be something that you can do that will not just be a nice honor to the play, or the book, or the movie you're dealing with, but some a…

- William Bolcom