I find respect for a mediocre British composer, as opposed to a really good American, ridiculous because they automatically respect a composer if he's from England.
John CoriglianoI'm glad I won it because when I grew up the Pulitzer was the award that every composer wanted and I was like that too.
John CoriglianoThe French Revolution is the ultimate modernist statement. Destroy everything. Don't build on the past. There is no past.
John Corigliano