I never think about themes. I let the music create itself. I like it to be a potpourri of all kinds of sounds, all kinds of colors, something for everybody, from the farmer in Ireland to the lady who scrubs toilets in Harlem.

There’s a whole psychological reason for those cartoons about good against evil. We have "Superman" and all those other hero people, so that we can go out into life and try to be something. I’ve got most of Disney’s animated movies on video-tapes, and when we watch them. Oh, I could just eat it, eat it. […] Jimmy Cricket, Pinocchio, Mickey Mouse – these are world-known characters. Some of the greatest political figures have come to the United States to meet them.

I have a loving family, a strong faith and wonderful friends and fans who have, and continue, to support me.

I put real pressure on myself and I demand the best out of myself.

The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life. It is present in the infinity of forms and phenomena that exist in all of creation.

I love my family very much. I wish I could see them a little more often than I do. But we understand because we're a show business family and we all work.

There are two kinds of music. One comes from the strings of a guitar, the other from the strings of the heart.