Carefully execute every instruction given to you by the director, producer, and studio. But that would be a life not worth living.

I have always loved Scottish music - all sorts of Celtic, Gaelic music.

Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music.

Conducting, I tried it once off the cuff, and quickly realized there were subtle aspects that I was missing. There is a lot more to it that I was able to grasp simply by watching conductors.

A carefree quality is a whole aspect of life that I will never understand. I don't think I have ever been carefree and can't see the pleasure of it.

I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not sleep for many days on end, it may not be good for my health, but it definitely helps.

I prefer a life in which we don't take ourselves too seriously.