James Levine

We're in the midst of an evolution, not a revolution.

You try on purpose to get players with different qualities which will rub off on one another.

Art has never been a popularity contest.

As a child I wanted to be a ballerina, ice-cream van owner, wife of George Michael, a nun, and a music conductor.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.

For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste with short arms can never, never make a fine gesture.