My first strong musical memory is of the Villa-Lobos Sixth Quartet which my parents were rehearsing. I remember that it reminded me of big teddy bears dancing around.

Quote by Leonard Slatkin

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I use my hands like a sculptor, to mold and shape the sound I want,...

I use my hands like a sculptor, to mold and shape the sound I want,...

How could a New Yorker possibly take something called the Hollywood String Quartet seriously?

How could a New Yorker possibly take something called the Hollywood String Quartet seriously?

Pearl is a disease of oysters. Levant is a disease of Hollywood.

Pearl is a disease of oysters. Levant is a disease of Hollywood.

How did I get to Hollywood? By train.

How did I get to Hollywood? By train.

Hollywood gives a young girl the aura of one giant, self-contained orgy farm, its inhabitants...

Hollywood gives a young girl the aura of one giant, self-contained orgy farm, its inhabitants...

Hollywood didn't kill Marilyn Monroe, it's the Marilyn Monroes who are killing Hollywood.

Hollywood didn't kill Marilyn Monroe, it's the Marilyn Monroes who are killing Hollywood.

I find Hollywood really toxic.

I find Hollywood really toxic.

Hollywood held this double lure for me, tremendous sums of money for work that required...

Hollywood held this double lure for me, tremendous sums of money for work that required...

You know, when you don't go on TV and talk about how many women you...

You know, when you don't go on TV and talk about how many women you...

Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath.

Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath.

In Beverly Hills...they don't throw their garbage away. They make it into television shows.

In Beverly Hills...they don't throw their garbage away. They make it into television shows.

Hollywood is more forgiving than the church.

Hollywood is more forgiving than the church.

In Europe an actor is an artist. In Hollywood, if he isn't working, he's a...

In Europe an actor is an artist. In Hollywood, if he isn't working, he's a...

I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They're beautiful. Everybody's plastic, but I love plastic....

I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They're beautiful. Everybody's plastic, but I love plastic....

In my mind, I've always been an A-list Hollywood superstar. Y'all just didn't know yet.

In my mind, I've always been an A-list Hollywood superstar. Y'all just didn't know yet.

I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet, raised to an alarming extent by...

I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet, raised to an alarming extent by...

That was my one big Hollywood hit, but, in a way, it hurt my picture...

That was my one big Hollywood hit, but, in a way, it hurt my picture...

In Hollywood, she's revered, she gets nominated for Oscars, but I've never heard anyone in...

In Hollywood, she's revered, she gets nominated for Oscars, but I've never heard anyone in...

I'm a Hollywood Trainwreck.

I'm a Hollywood Trainwreck.