We are fascinated by the darkness in ourselves, we are fascinated by the shadow, we are fascinated by the bogeyman.

A conductor can't be too arrogant with an orchestra and try to impose himself too much.

There's no truth in acting, it's all a trick, because you go on stage in front of sets, you're on film - it's all a trick. I'm making it sound very - I really am demystifying it, but what I try to do, what I do, and I hope effectively, is to create a reality as if it is happening now, that you're fishing for words out of the air.

We are fascinated by the darkness in ourselves, we are fascinated by the shadow, we are fascinated by the bogeyman.

I love traveling. I like to keep moving. I love the big open spaces in America.

I don't have many friends; I'm very much a loner. As a child I was very isolated and I've never been really close to anyone.

I was called 'Dumbo,' like the elephant, as a child because I couldn't understand things at school.