Never miss an opportunity to teach; when you teach others, you teach yourself.

Just imagine yourself in a wheelchair. Go through the building. If there's a place you can't go in, it's not accessible.

Believe me, I've had interviews where the person says, "So when did you start and why? What about your parents?" I say to them, "Please, have you heard of the word Google?"

I listen to kids play a lot.

The most important thing to do is really listen.

I'm now doing three things: concerts, conducting, and teaching, and they each support each other. I learn to see things from different perspectives and listen with different ears. The most important thing that you need to do is really listen.

Everybody has a different kind of talent and a different timetable as to when they develop.