It is desirable that people make music on the breath, with the breath.

Admittedly, it is really our duty, as artists, to hold up a mirror to our own era; but, on the other hand, these works have lives of their own, and they're still alive today.

In fact, the element of play has an important role in my life, and I think that should be the case in the life of every artist. Our life is occupied with playing, whether we play an instrument or a role.

One has to get through a big pile of mail every day. I don't pass my letters on to a secretary; rather, I try to take care of all of them myself.

The future? Like unwritten books and unborn children, you don't talk about it.

It is desirable that people make music on the breath, with the breath.

Many, many composers have only found their way to a certain form, through familiarizing themselves with texts.