The best way to refine an interpretation is by getting out and performing.
I never had any real expectations about what sort of success I would have or all the publicity.
Over the years, I've collected a lot of musical friends.
We live in the least ugly time in history.
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.
If you mess up the tiniest little thing in the Beethoven concerto, or the phrasing isn't just exactly perfectly executed, Beethoven brings out the worst in the best violinist. You almost never hear a satisfying performance, because it doesn't play itself.