Two or three notes of music can instantly make you feel sad or tense or afraid or angry. To do that in words is much more difficult.

Over the years, I've loved being on stage with an orchestra, waving my hands around.

Don't call me a mindless philosopher, you overweight glob of grease.

I don't do that many appearances at conventions. I like to keep them special for me. And for the fans, I hope.

You know, a lot of people are loath to go to an orchestral concert because they are intimidated by the thought.

We have people being a little uncomfortable in their life on Earth with finances and so on, so Science Fantasy or Science Fiction allows people to think that there are possibilities beyond the gravity of our planet.

Everybody uses mime and gesture in real life, though we don't realize it. It's very useful as a performance technique, though it can be boring to watch on its own.