I can do the old hand vibrato just fine, but I like attacking the strings.

I criticize my own work pretty harshly.

The cello is such a melancholy instrument, such an isolated, miserable instrument.

If a ballet dancer falls over, it's knowing how to get out looking clumsy that counts.

I can imagine that Rod Stewart likes giving autographs because he's pure showbusiness.

When you're around someone good, your own standards are raised.

I found the blues too limiting, and classical was too disciplined.