I'm The Queen Of The Nerds.

It's Been A Thrilling Journey - I Have Had To Really Learn That An Orchestra Is An Entity - It's A Creature. I Have Been Calling It The Dragon And The Conductor Is The Dragon Tamer. And You Just Have To ... Ride And Don't Let Go And You Will Be Fine.

When You're In Your 20s, There's Maybe A Little Room For You To Not Be At The Top Of Your Artistic Game, If You Look Good On A Magazine Cover. When You're Not On The Cover Of The Magazines Anymore, Then You Realize That The Work Has To Be Great.

I Think There's A Time As A Writer When You Want To See The Best Things In Life, And You Go Out Wherever You Go With Your Dreams As A Writer Or A Composer.

I Believe In Eating. I Think Women Especially Have This Fear Of Eating, And I Think There Is A Whole Euphoric Plane You Can Rise To When You Have A Good Meal. You Sit Down And With Every Bite You Honestly Just Say Thank You.

I Realized That What Was Most Important To Me Was Following My Own Path, And Not The One Laid Down For Me By Others.