I grew up in a musical family, but nobody was a professional musician.

I was lucky enough to have parents who started me on music very early, but most kids don't get that kind of exposure.

So much of performing is a mind game.

I don't sleep with a violin in my bed, but there is something very magical about the instrument. You open up the case; it's a masterpiece, it's gorgeous, the varnish is still there from 300 years ago. People who know violins, they look at it and it's almost like a face.

You don't have to have lots of love affairs to know what love is.

Although I hardly ever turn on the TV set unless it's football season, I do watch a lot of TV on my iPad - perfect for long airplane journeys.

The best way to refine an interpretation is by getting out and performing.