My father, who died a few years ago, was a good, simple, very honest man. His faith and affection for his family was just unassailable, without question.

I'd forgotten I'd done the anime called Spirited Away, the English version of a Japanese film.

We lament the speed of our society and the lack of depth and the nature of disposable information.

I will never master this craft. Orchestras are very, very forthcoming with me.

People are nice enough, but you can hear the giant tick of the second hand. People are so harried.

When something really extreme happens, you have to find a way to embrace that and include it in how you think about the character. Sometimes it's not easy.

High school music teachers... nobody makes a living off it.