I'm not one of those people who says, 'I never read reviews,' because I don't believe those people.

My show business career doesn't mean I can't write a symphony. It just means I was never asked to write one.

If I'm within reach and can be helpful, I have a tendency to say 'Yes.' It's hard to say 'No.

Maybe I'm old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musicals - particularly the endings of shows.

My whole thing is not just to play music for people, but to make them part of the evening.

I have always thought of music as a highway with many lanes.

I think that when NASA works on a moon shot, they know too well that all of the people working on it must do their job at 110 percent. Sometimes they probably put in 18 hour days, but they're aiming for the moon, and that's what counts