I`m one of the boys, no better than the last second violinist. I`m just the lucky one to be standing in the center, telling them how to play.
I wrote it the right way, so it was copied the wrong way right. I mean the right way wrong.
I can conduct better than I count.
It`s hot as hell as can be.
It`s all very well to have principles, but when it comes to money you have to be flexible.
Why do you always insist on playing while I`m trying to conduct?
I never say what I mean, but I always manage to say something similar.
Beauty is less important than quality.
Let me explain what I do here. I don`t want to confuse you any more than absolutely necessary.
With us tonight is William Warfield, who is with us tonight. He is a wonderful man, and so is his wife.
Even when you are not playing you are holding me back.
I don`t mean to make you nervous, but unfortunately I have to.
I told him he`d have a heart attack a year ago, but unfortunately he lived a year longer.
The notes are right, but if I listened they would be wrong.
There is a shadow on every page.
During the rests - pray.
Death is an awful thing. I don`t believe in it myself.
If you don`t have it in your part, leave it out, because there is enough missing already.
It is not as difficult as I thought it was, but it is harder than it is.
Tonight I`m going to listen with my ears.
It is not together, but the ensemble is perfect.