It's a very American thing to hide away from death..

What I never overcame is a kind of shyness..

When I was 17, I was so shy I could barely speak or introduce myself to anyone..

You know as I started as a shy young conductor, I always wanted to cooperate. To build up the musicians. To help them to be better than without a con….

I'm not maximized yet..

I'm not a real social person, I'm shy and a lot of the business is just social..

I like sayers of no better than I like sayers of yes..

I'm naturally shy but I've done this [movie Salomaybe] so much and you get better at it than you would think..

I'm not a natural story-teller. Put a keyboard in front of me and I'm fine, but stand me up in front of an audience and I'm actually quite shy and re….

I totally understand OJ. I get it..

It is entirely up to us to invent our own lives..

I love anything that haunts me...and never leaves.

Never, never have I been loved as I love others!.

There is, quite literally, nothing to understand..

Find your center and stay there..

Be bold, and everywhere be bold..

I wasn't under the impersonation you meant me..

I will always have a stutter..

I do like that idea that music can work on two levels, and you only pick up on the second one after a few listens..

I was so shy at school that I hardly ever talked, so everybody thought I was kind of a hermit..

Originally, 'Popular' was going to be a movie..