There is no 'perfect' in music. If I ever came off the stage and felt it could not be better, it would then be time to quit.

The convergence of the Rhone and Saone. Paul Bocuse. The birthplace of cinema. Chateauneuf-du-Pape just a few miles down the road. It does not get much better than Lyon.

I have been long associated with British music. I have favoured it as my alternate music next to American.

I'll know I'm reaching the total American market when I'm asked to do a video for MTV.

I don't really think about retiring. I will retire just before people start saying, 'I knew Leonard Slatkin when he conducted well.

There's not an orchestra in the world that doesn't have weaknesses. None of us can play everything well. The repertoire is just too big.

Randy Newman and I grew up together in Los Angeles. We are both products of the film studio era. Randy is one of the great songwriters of our time and one of the fun people to be with.