I can't really say that film music inspired me; it is more the films themselves, in connection with the music.

I am surprising myself [at] each show, and the delivered piano often surprises me. Sometimes the piano is so old that I don't have to prepare it, and sometimes I have a concert grand!

When I'm walking with my father through the woods, and we reach a place where you see so far that your ego suddenly shrinks because you are so touched by the dimension of your surroundings.

I always felt strongly connected to the region where I was born. But after leaving school, the only clear thought I had about my life was to leave this provincial area and go to places where real life was happening.

When I read a script, I am already in the movie with my music, and I can dive into a world that I haven't seen before.

I still visit my village quite often, as my parents and one of my sisters live there, but also I feel the village is more of an isolated, unreal part of me.

During Christmas time, on German television they show films with three or four episodes, and I quite like the feeling of waiting for the next episode.