I like working with kids because I enjoy seeing the looks on their faces and, it's kind of selfish, I want a future audience.

I write arrangements. Im sort of a wannabe composer.

Actors want to do Shakespeare again and again, or want to do Hamlet. When you hear one guy do Hamlet and another guy do it, it's going to be a whole different experience.

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.

There's nothing more frustrating than seeing a conductor say, 'Play softer,' as they're waving their hands in huge gestures.

I want to do everything. That's my problem.

I love the outdoor festival feeling.