Jeffrey Deitch

There is a constant ebb and flow in art historical reputations. The reputation of even the greatest figures like Picasso are in flux.

What I hope is I'll eventually be seen as an actual individual, not as some abstraction - an art dealer running a museum.

Art, film, fashion, music are all going on and interacting simultaneously. And L.A. is very receptive to that fusion.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish.

If I can add, say, 10 great new violin concertos to the repertoire before I'm done, that will be truly exciting.